In the beginning of August, we took our first family vacation to Lake Sara in Effingham. Calvin borrowed a bass boat from his friend so that we could go out on the boat and fish. I was a little worried about how the girls would do being cooped up on a boat out on the water. Calvin had high hopes that they would absolutely love it - he has dreams of buying a boat some day. We left on Friday after lunch, did a little shopping, and made it to our resort a little before dinner. We got unpacked, I made dinner, and then we went out on the lake to drive around for a little bit before bed. Our room had two bedrooms, so the girls had to sleep together. I wasn't sure how they would do, considering they've never slept together before. The first night they did pretty good. Chloe woke up once in the middle of the night and got up earlier than Aubrey, but Aubrey never got up. Calvin got up early to go fishing. After we ate breakfast, we went back out on the boat to do some fishing. It was really hot in the direct sunlight, and the girls got hot and bored after about an hour. We came back, ate some lunch, and then took the girls to the small beach that they had. They played in the sand, swam in the lake, and then jumped off the dock. After getting cleaned up, we went back out on the lake. This time we took umbrellas so we wouldn't be hot in the sun. Chloe fell asleep on the way out to the fishing spot and ended up sleeping for the next hour or so. Aubrey was awesome and played in the shade with the fishing lures and then did a little fishing too. When we got back, I made supper while Calvin and the girls practiced casting off the dock. That night they slept great and woke up a little later. They got dressed, ate breakfast, and played while I packed everything up. When Calvin got back from fishing, we packed up the car and then headed for home. We stopped and got Aubrey some new school shoes and ate some lunch. Once we got home, we unpacked and then went swimming. We all had a lot of fun just spending time together. I know the girls loved spending some quality time with their daddy.
Getting ready to go out on the boat for the first time
The back of our unit
Mommy and Chloe
Cheese!
Cooling down
Keeping busy while Daddy fishes
Fishing with Daddy on the boat
Chloe spent at least fifteen minutes putting stickers on the water bottle.
Getting ready to go to the beach
Playing at the beach
Playing in the lake with Daddy
Aubrey buried in the sand
She can be such a ham!
Watching Aubrey jump off the dock
Aubrey jumping off the dock - the first time she's ever done something like that!
Cuddle time with Daddy
Aubrey and Chloe's bed
Last day of vacation
Helping Daddy get packed up to go home
Keeping busy while Daddy fishes
Fishing with Daddy on the boat
Chloe spent at least fifteen minutes putting stickers on the water bottle.
Getting ready to go to the beach
Playing at the beach
Playing in the lake with Daddy
Aubrey buried in the sand
She can be such a ham!
Watching Aubrey jump off the dock
Aubrey jumping off the dock - the first time she's ever done something like that!
Cuddle time with Daddy
Last day of vacation
Helping Daddy get packed up to go home
