When Daddy's in Charge

Last weekend I went on a family "women's retreat." We went down to Heath's grandmother's house in San Leon on the bay. This is one of the things that Heath did to kill time while I was gone.

Grant's First Boat Trip

The first time Jackson went on a boat, it was during our family's "escape" from Hurricane Rita. I was 6 months pregnant with Grant and Jackson was about a year and 1/2 old. We lived in the Heights at the time, and although there was little fear that we would get water in the house, there was a great chance that we would not have electricity. The thought of being cooped up in my house during the hottest month of the year without air-conditioning was too much to bear, so thanks to the highway savyness of Heath, we made it to Wimberley in just under 6 hours. Luckily our good friends, Keely and Kale and their daughter Chloe had also left for nearby Marble Falls. Our flight from the hurricane ended in a 4 day vacation at their lake house on a boat. Not too bad.

Grant's first boat trip was this weekend. My little daredevil is not quite so brave when on unfamiliar territory. He's a reckless little devil around the house, but put him on a tiny rollercoaster, or an innertube in the middle of the lake and he's not having any of it. He did enjoy the boat ride though. He was pretty cool in his Thomas the TankEngine shades too. Jackson had a blast. He loved the boat, loved swimming in the lake, and especially loved riding in the tube with his friends, Thomas, Sarah and Rachel.

Heath and I had a great time too. I successfully rode the kneeboard after one failed attempt where I was basically dragged along behind the boat bouncing over each and every wave. Second try I was able to get up on the board where I lasted about 3 minutes before my arms just gave out. Guess I'll have to start doing some serious weight lifting to get in shape for next time. After much cajoling, Heath finally agreed to give the kneeboard a try as well. Since Sarah and Rachel (who are 12 and 9) were doing it, and his wife had done it, his pride prevailed and he got in the water. He did great, got up at once and had a good time. Attempted to do a 360 and managed about a 90 before he fell off.