After four kids, ten moves and nearly two decades, we are still blissfully in love (most of the time) and I found myself back in the state I was born and raised in. It has definitely been a journey. In fact, on our 18th anniversary we pulled the last of our stuff up over the pass and into Montana, leaving our surprise love, Idaho, behind. But Montana is a great place. The last best place according to some. And we fully intend to explore as much of it as we can! Join us on our continued adventure through life, love and other stuff that comes with it.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Kayaks!

My parents and two brothers (with their families) came over this weekend.  And since we haven't been enjoying summer like we normally like to (trips, moving, etc. take a lot of energy! And I'm embarrassed that I haven't blogged more than once a month for the last four months!), we thought we'd go enjoy the lake.

Mom and dad have a new kayak.  And a great friend of ours loaned us three of theirs.  Since mom and dad hadn't used theirs yet, they actually debated breaking a bottle of beer across the bow to christen it.  But they decided not to waste the beer and saved it for after we got home.

Brent and I went on a date.


Actually, it was something like 30 minutes paddling around the lake. 


But hey, that's about as close to a date as we've had since all the kids were in Sunday School or sitting with grandma at church for 15 minutes two years ago or something.

We take up a lot of shore line.  So nice to go enjoy the sun!


Daddy took Calla out in the kayak.  She was pretty scared at first, but decided it was fun. 


At least until daddy lost his hat and tried to reach it and almost tipped over.

Grace took every chance she could to get in and on the water.  She was all over it and had a great time.



Speaking of kayaks.  How about a YAK? 


What?

Doesn't everyone bring their YAK to the lake with them? 

No? 

Oh, well this guy must think pretty highly of his yak.


It's name is McCloud.  And it apparently likes to get in the house too.  I only know that because I asked, sarcastically of course, if it slept in his bed. 

Oh, and he has something like four dozen yaks.

And if you google "yak" you get a lot of "kayak." 

I'm thinking that kaYAKing is a once in a lifetime experience.

And a date with your husband after four kids is a once in a blue moon or so experience.



 I love this guy.  He even let me go shopping with my mom and sister-in-law while he stayed home with everyone else and started dinner.  I found a great sweater and a new purse to replace my awesome red one that Carsten broke the zipper on. 

KaYAKing.  HA!  I'm going to laugh about this for a LONG time. 

1 comment:

Miranda @ Pressing On said...

Love this Heidi! The YAK is awesome. I totally want to move to Idaho.