Scotty, Kayden, and I have been in Virginia for about a week and a half now and boy have we been busy! Kelly and her boys have been here with us for most of the trip and it has been so great because they keep their Uncle Scotty very busy! Here are our highlights:

We have really spent some quality time in the lake this visit. Nam and Papa have a huge trampoline that is fun to lay out on or play King of the Mountain on (I watch safely from the boat!). The water has been around 80 degrees so even I got in the water a few times!  Ian and Scotty are such water bugs, and they just love floating on the noodles. Jake is usually busy giving Nam a stress attack by doing flips off the side of the boat. If Kelly isn’t playing KIng Queen of the Mountain, she’s soaking up the sun on a raft. Kayden enjoys swimming with her daddy on her turtle float. And Papa has really impressed me with all the water activities he not only participates in, but comes up with! We have enjoyed many hours just hanging out in the water!

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After a swim in the lake, Kayden cleans up in her pool.

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“Slow Boat Surfing” has been a big hit this trip as well. Nam and Papa have a pontoon boat that is battery operated, so the speed (or lack there of) is a nice little put-put. The boys (and Kelly) all got up on the ‘waves’ and had a great time!

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Yesterday Papa, Jake, Ian, Scotty, and Kelly went white water rafting. They went on the course rated 1-3, so it was pretty mild, but Scotty still managed to fall out of the boat!

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And one of our favorite things to do is take a night cruise. We usually head down to the boat after dinner and enjoy that last minute sun. One night, however, Scotty suggested we all go out on a mid-night cruise. No one is tough enough to wait up until mid-night, so they headed out when the sun dipped below the horizon, around nine o’clock. I decided to skip the cruise and enjoy a bowl of ice cream and watch my one (and ONLY) reality TV show (yes, I am having withdrawals thanks for you concern!). From the stories I heard when they returned, it sounded like it was a good time!

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So far we are having a great time! On Tuesday we are headed to Baltimore for the business trip Scotty has that extended our stay. 🙂