Memorial Day on the Boat

First boat trip of the season - loved it! We made a day trip to the Oroville Afterbay to avoid the holiday crowds. The water there is very cold - but it is worth it for the great water. We set up camp at our favorite sandy beach and enjoyed a day in the sun. I was not able to ski last season since Holden joined the family on July 25th. So, I was so excited to ski again, but paid the price the day following with some seriously sore muscles. I forgot how much work skiing is!

Dawson paddled himself around on the raft for a long time. No worries - we tied the raft to a long rope so he couldn't go too far :)

Manning the flag

Major News - Will, my brother-in-law, learned how to ski! He tried last year with no luck, but this year he was skiing on his second attempt. Pretty Amazing. By the end of the day - he was cruising around the lake. I think he will be able to graduate from the beginner ski pretty soon.

Taya's max tubing speed is about 10 mph. It's so slow, it's funny. Will gets pretty restless and starts dragging his feet off the side for a little thrill.

Dawson is exactly the opposite. This boy was built for speed. The faster the better. He is nothing but smiles out there. They went over a crazy bump and Dawson just barely held onto one strap and pulled himself back onto the tube then sat down and smiled like nothing happened. Will was not so lucky - he got a refreshing dip.

Enjoying a lazy day

My dad gave Holden a great ride in the raft.

Dawson tried skiing again this year with no luck. Jason tried a new technique, but it's really hard to teach someone to get up, especially a 6 year old. Dawson is dying to ski, so we bought him the EZSki this week. Hopefully, this will let him gain the confidence to transition to real skis and it should be a lot of fun for him.