Kayaks, Lake, and Cheese

We bought a blow up kayak to toodle around the lake in. Sage wouldn't get near it and totally flipped out when we tried to put her new Dora the Explorer life jacket on her. We'll keep working on it.
Scott's sister Stacy, her husband Duane, and their son Reid stopped by on their way to Roseburg. We spent a few hours at Lost Creek Lake.

Sage with Stacy and Reid.

She played for five hours straight on the beach. We were able to relax while she played. It was wonderful.

Running to the lake.

This is her "cheese" smile.

Playing in the kayak while it was in the living room.

Swim lessons are going better. Not great, but better. She was really good last Monday (but I did bribe her with candy and a toy).

On a sadder note, my grandfather passed away on Tuesday. He was surrounded by family when he passed. He was 86 years old and I like to think that he had a really good run.

Sage is staying with my parents this weekend, so Scott and I can celeberate our anniversary (14 years!).

Swim Lessons

So, the swim lessons were a bust. She SCREAMED at the top of her lungs for the entire half hour. Wait, I take that back. She was quiet for maybe 5 minutes, when I finally let her sit on the edge of the pool. It was humiliating, exhausting, and I felt terribly for Sage. The lessons must continue though. The kid needs to learn to swim. We were driving away, after the lesson, and she said to me.."mommy..that was really fun". We must have been in two different places, because no fun was had!