Party Boat

The next day, we rented a big party boat for a half day so that we could all be together on the boat. Before we got on, we had a group picture taken.

We got another one once we were on the boat, too.

Claire wanted to help Jordan drive.

We found a nice little cove and all went for a swim! People jumped off the top of the boat. We all built up an appetite that made us have sandwiches for "lunch" around 10am.

The only setback was that there was no anchor in this boat, so people kept having to pull the boat around. But, thanks to their strength and stamina, it worked out.- Thanks, guys!

Happy Father's Day

With Jordan's crazy work schedule, we didn't get to celebrate Father's Day very long today. But we made sure to do it! Jordan was nice enough to let us wake him up so he could open presents and so Claire could see him today. When we left for church, he went straight back to bed and slept all the way until he had to go to work again. {But tomorrow morning begins a week off!}

Jordan asked for a new tie; I don't think I've ever bought him a tie until this week!

Here's a card we made for Jordan.  And Claire was super excited about the presents!

Claire with her wonderful daddy! Thanks, Jordan, for being such a great dad to Claire. I know she adores you! Just today she told me she was going swimming and running for exercise. - She wants to be just like you!

I let Claire choose which picture to put on this card, so of course she chose the mustache picture!

Here's just one example of how I know Claire is her father's daughter. She would MUCH rather have sausage or bacon for breakfast than any kind of muffin, cinnamon roll, bagel, or any other wonderful carbohydrate-type breakfast food. That's just like Jordan. He could care less about all those carbs I love to eat!

And to my dad and Jordan's dad, thank you and Happy Father's Day! We love you!

Lessons: Fathers

Our lessons this week focused on dads because we were getting ready to celebrate Father's Day!

Claire got to color a picture that said, "Here's the scoop, Dad. I love you!"

And afterwards, she got a scoop of ice cream! 

 
She wasn't so sure about having the paint all over her hand and foot, but she was very happy to keep painting after she was all cleaned up!

Looking at pictures of Claire and Dad - I had her tell me what they were doing in the pictures, and it was awesome to hear her answers. 

Coloring more pictures

Tracing her hand - since I had traced her hand earlier

This is so, so true!

Meet our pasta family!

Tubing Time!

During our first full day at Lake Greeson, we rented a ski boat with a tube and took turns going for spins in the boat and going for rides on the tube.

The boys went down in the morning to get the boat.

And then the turns began!

Jordan turned himself around to hold on with his feet while he was out there.

I had two turns on the boat, but I only went tubing the first time. It was fun! (I'm just weird when it comes to getting wet again after I get dry. I know that's weird, and I'm okay with that!) We didn't have a camera with us during my first trip out, so there's no proof that I went. But you can trust me. - I did! :-) And here I am during my second trip out.

I think it's safe to say we all had a great time tubing and flying around that lake in the ski boat!