Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Right now, Evan loves anything that "goes".  He loves cars, trucks, trains, boats, etc.  So, we try to give him opportunities to check out these things whenever we get a chance.  Boats seem to be one of the hardest to expose him too.  It's harder to find a boat and give him the opportunity to ride it.  So, we were excited when we found a place to rent boats at Lake Crabtree.  It wasn't too far away, so a couple of weekends ago we decided to head down there.

We got all ready to go, got in the car, and the drizzle started as we drove towards the lake.  We just knew that we were going to get rained out.  However, since we had already taken all the time to mobilize and get our whole little family in the car, we decided to continue. 

So, we made it to the lake and headed down to the boat rental building.  We had to choose what type of boat to rent.  I thought a rowboat or canoe might be the best choice.  However, the people who worked at the boat rental place recommended a two-person kayak, so that's what we went with.

One of us had to stay on the shore with little Ben, but he had a great time watching the views of the water.  There was a tower we could climb so he could look around from a better vantage point.  He enjoyed it, but it was apparently not that exciting because he fell asleep about halfway through the trip.

We were worried about whether Evan would like the boat ride or be scared.  He loved it!  At first he tried to row with a stick.  Then, he just left the rowing to Ian and navigated.  After a while the boys came back to shore and let me have a turn driving Mr. Evan.  I'd never been in a kayak before, so it was a fun experience. 

It's always great to try something new with the family.  We got a little wet, but I think that just made it more fun and more of an adventure!

(The boys enjoy their boat ride.)

(Boating in the rain)