Trip to the lake

4th of July weekend - trip to lake

The kids had their first taste of being on a lake and at a beach on Saturday night, when we went to Middle Island, which is by South Bend. Some friends of the Niebuhrs, Randy and Judy Bailey, have a great house there. Their backyard is a beach! We went up after nap and the kids had a ball playing in the sand and swimming. As you can see from the pictures, they floated on a raft, but their favorite was a little floaty ring thing that you can sit inside. They liked floating around in the water, but with no fear of falling. After dinner, we got on the pontoon for their first boat ride. they really enjoyed it and didn't mind wearing life jackets that were too big! We road the boat to a house down the way and played a little duck game where they got a prize and then rode home. We left shortly after, because it had been a long day and they needed a good night's sleep for their big party the next day.