Yep...he's just wearing his underwear! He didn't even have time to let us get his trunks on before he went to town "looking for crocodiles!"
Zoey decided to jump in on the action.
These were their special tools they used to hunt the alligators/crocodiles.
After a quick lunch, the big boys (Scott, Randy, and Tyson) took the boat out on the water to try their luck at some fishing.
Such a pro....
Captain Randy!
Look what Dad caught!
Tyson's first catch...ever! Way to go buddy! He ended up catching 4 (more than Dad and Randy:)
I believe this was the biggest one they caught, although, they were on the catch and release program, so no one had to worry about cleaning them.
After Sara and the kids arrived we all went down to the beach area and met up with the boys for some boat and most importantly raft rides.
Tyson decided to stay on the beach and play with Collen. After all, he had just been on the boat for a good 3 hours fishing.
Last year Aiden was scared to death to even get on the boat. What a difference a year makes! He hopped right on and we were on the first raft ride. He had a blast...didn't want to get off!
Jax...the boat dog (Heidi and Randy's dog). I think he's spent many many days on the water!:)
Captain Norm with his co-captain Aiden!
After our first ride on the raft we went back to the beach and picked up Grandma. She had never been on the raft before and wasn't even wearing her swimming suit, but we were able to talk her into it. You don't even get wet it's so big...and sooo relaxing. Aiden made sure and hopped right on with her...immediately assuming the position and holding on to the handles.
Look at them go!
Dad took his turn at steering the boat...with Aiden's help, of course:)
Colt had saved a minnow from the fishing expedition earlier, and all of the kids took turns tossing him in the mud hole and then they would see who could find him first....don't worry, he had died long before they thought up this game:)
Silly boy!
Everyone enjoying supper...
After supper it was time to take out the trash. We thought it was the perfect job for the kids since the dumpsters were just across the road....
Talk about a group effort! They tried their best, but the bag was very full...and heavy. Cousin Sara finally took pity on them and took it the rest of the way.
Just about the time we were starting the campfire to make Smores a terrible storm blew in...and it was WINDY!!! We were tossing camping chairs underneath Heidi and Randy's camper and picking things up as fast as we could to take cover. Thank goodness we just went with a cabin this year, because I'm pretty sure our tent would have blown away! Aunt Amy had given the boys a tin of some card games, marbles, and pick-up-stix earlier that weekend and they definitely came in handy. It rained until early Monday morning, so it was an early night!
The next morning it was still cloudy, cool, and windy. The lake was too choppy to take the boat out, so they started playing at the park and then found a small piece of beach that was a bit hidden from the wind to do some last minute fishing before we had to head back home.
The boys had a great time getting to play with their cousins! Thank-you so much Heidi and Randy for always including us on this very fun weekend! We can't wait until next year to do it again!!
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