This morning I got to FINALLY do something I absolutely love: I went boating! Sure it was 60 degrees and threatening to rain, but boating is so much fun and relaxing. Yesterday Erin found a bigger inflatable boat then the one that I had, and the bonus was that she found it at a yardsale for only $10. It had only been used once, and since I had oars already, we were in good business. This morning I took Ryan out for a boat ride around Big Creek lake (don’t ask me why Iowans called a big lake ‘Big Creek’. ) Here are some pics:
Ryan finally got to check out what a buoy looked like, although I thought he kept calling them buubies (yes, I misspelled that word on purpose 
I let him have a turn at trying to row. However, having learned the hard way when I was a teenager, I made sure that we were really close to shore in case the paddles fell over board. Believe me, you don’t want to try and wait for the tide to bring you in.
We had fun! Next time, I hope to take Sam along. I believe that will be his first time in a boat with me.
Ryan decided the name should be “The Puppy II” since my first inflatable boat (which has seen better days and is currently in dry dock, i.e. lawn mower cover) was named “The Puppy” for reasons I won’t go into here. I was hoping he would pick something cool like “Titanic”, “Endeavor” or even “TARDIS” (my personal favorite, but since he doesn’t really know what ‘Doctor Who’ is, I guess I can’t blame him.) Oh well. Whatever we end up calling, we had a successful maiden voyage.
I’m jealous.
Looks like you both had a great day. Wish I could have been there, too!!