Our first family photo on the boat:
Both the Eubanks and Trimbles joined us for the boat ride. We shared pizzas and brownies. Nobody did any wakeboarding due to the windy weather, but we all still had a wonderful evening!
Julia having an absolute blast helping Daddy drive the boat:
Jackson, on the other hand, did NOT seem to understand why anyone thought the boat ride was fun. In each picture of him, he seems to wordlessly plead, "Help me!!" Granted we went in the late afternoon (his hungriest time of day) and it was hard to feed him given the bright sun, windy weather, cumbersome life jacket, and distractions. But the life jacket simply was swallowing him. I guess most "normal" families don't take infants on a boat, but not us. These are the smallest life jackets they make, but apparently still not small enough...
Julia wanted to dip her feet in the water. She thought it was super fun despite the fact the water was still really, really cold...
Fishin' time with Poppy!...
FREEDOM!!!!! Jackson was simply not happy, so we finally took off his life jacket (illegal) and gave him a breather. He was MUCH happier after that...
Julia, it thrills both of us how much you truly enjoy the boat and the lake. Jackson, we know you will warm up to the idea...you kinda don't have a choice in this family, buddy! But we promise we'll make it as fun as possible for you. Summer 2011 here we come!
Julia, it thrills both of us how much you truly enjoy the boat and the lake. Jackson, we know you will warm up to the idea...you kinda don't have a choice in this family, buddy! But we promise we'll make it as fun as possible for you. Summer 2011 here we come!
We did the exact same thing with Eleanor last summer! She was about the same age, I think... the infant life jacket was too big and she hated it and was tremendously uncomfortable. So despite the amount of money I paid for it and swore up and down that she would have it on the entire time... her fussiness won and I felt like the worse Mom ever! :)
ReplyDeleteI've seen this same situation happen to just about everyone with an infant with access to a boat, though! :) We do what we have to do given the situation!
Super cute pictures... so jealous that you guys get to have that much family time!!