Summer Fun

Carter loves being in the water so a lot of our summer activities have involved water. We are convinced that his cold sensor is broken though....he doesn't feel the cold. He definitely does NOT get that from his mother.

We went to Tony's Grove with Neil's family the other night and took dinner and enjoyed the water. It was kind of chilly outside and so we didn't anticipate the kids getting in the water. We were wrong. Carter got right in and stayed in for almost 30 minutes until we noticed him shivering and made him get out.

Carter hasn't realized how to bend over to get rocks without sitting on his heels. He was soaked within minutes!

He kept squealing "I'm swimming!" And "This is fun!"
This kid is obsessed with rocks, throwing them, and water. Put the 3 together and it turns into a party. We've had to explain that rocks are not to be thrown at cars or windows, only water.

The next part involves Grandpa's boat and Glendale Reservoir. Carter loves anything motorized but was a little apprehensive this day because it was our first time of the summer.

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He started slowly by sitting on the beach with grandma. Notice his feet are tucked safely up to avoid touching the sand. He did get a bit more comfortable with being barefoot as the day went on.

He didn't like the wind blowing on him either in the boat but got use to that and loved being in the boat.
He was a little mad about wearing a life jacket at first but soon forgot about it and enjoyed the ride
The highlight of the trip was getting to drive grandpa's boat. Grandpa would point right or left and Carter would turn the wheel that way. They were quite a team!

And just to prove that Neil was with us:) I hope to have Carter up on skis next summer, but we'll see.

And nothing finishes off the day better than throwing rocks with cousin Tyler. A little boys Paradise.

Summer is almost over so we've got to squeeze more boating, swimming and camping in quickly. I wish it could stay summer all year round!