Summer-Boat

I absolutely love going boating with my family.  Even if I don't get in the water, I love watching them.  Especially my little brother.  My parents go every Monday all summer long.  I only got to go with them twice this summer as it's kind of hard to plan around Atticus on something like that, and Dan didn't get to go at all.  I usually go out on Jimmy's wakeboard and I get up but then can't turn and just scream in fear and fun the entire time I'm up.  Unfortunately for some weird reason, I could not get up this summer.  Jimmy even got out in the water with me to give me pointers.  I was bummed but I guess we'll try again next year.  Fortunately one of the times I went, two of my nephews and one of my nieces came.  Unfortunately I couldn't go the time my brother Jonathan and his family went though.

But really, boating is so much fun.  Especially with Atticus this summer.  He absolutely loved it.  He'd be fussy and then as soon as we got going, he'd just completely relax to the point of being limp.  We set up a little bed for him under the dashboard and he'd lay there the entire day happy as can be.  He'd even nap under there.  

 He hates the life jacket and mostly screams when it's on.

 My mom

 Your mom can't make jumps like that!

 

 Love this picture.  Especially his hat.

 I'm sorry if he's mad at me for saying this, but my dad will be 55 in a few months.  How awesome is he?!

 

 

 My little sister, Samantha.  A much better skier than me.

 

 

 Atticus' in his nook.  He was hanging on tight to Jimmy.

 Just waking up.

 This is his response when we are going full speed.  He laughs and laughs.  The bumpier the better.  One day it was so bumpy I thought we'd both go flying and he thought it was hilarious!

 

 Keeping that binky in so he can have a nap.

 My nephew, Tyson, on his first attempt at wakeboarding.

My nephew, Tate was so tough!  He went again and again, out there all by himself until he got up.

 

 This is him up.  He would not stand any taller.

 Morissa, Tate, and my mom.

 Then Tyson got up on the skis.  

I think this picture is so cute.  (I'm sure Jr in high school Tyson, will really appreciate that comment coming from me...)

 

 And now, a million pictures of Jimmy.  I just think he is great.  It was so hard to limit these pictures to this many.  He is just so cool!  And he's obviously the most loved by me.

 He does flips

 He loves to show off.

The second picture down there is called "The wipe".

 

 

 

 

 He paused to pick up a tumbleweed.