the promised pictures - part one

I tried to post these pictures on Tuesday, but Blogger and I couldn't get along, so I am trying again today.  Hopefully one of us will be in a more cooperative mood.

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I took exactly 160 pictures over Labor Day weekend.

That may be a little excessive.  It is no wonder I need to get an external hard drive to back up all my pictures.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy a small glimpse into our weekend.

Part One ... the boat ride

Daniel at the helm ... notice Uncle Charlie's hands in his lap!

Just because I thought it was a cool picture :)

LB loving the wind in her face

Mr. Cool

The only way I could get all three of them together

LB (with Bianca) on her first time tubing.

D loves being on the water and walked around
like he owned the boat!

I think Bianca was a little bored with the slower speed Charlie chose
so that LB wouldn't be scared.

JW took a turn tubing, too.  His partner is Bianca's friend Anaka. 
This was toward the end of the ride when Charlie picked up the pace a little bit.

JW took a turn driving the boat, too.  At this point, Uncle Charlie was
helping him navigate a turn.

The kids couldn't sit up on the edge of the boat out on the open water,
but here on the bayou near Charlie's house, they could.

I think they may have been having fun. ;-)

I am not sure if Charlie knows what he has started with my kids or not.  Pat (his wife & Ronnie's aunt) says that he enjoys any excuse to get the boat out into the water.  That is good, because I think the kids will be begging to go riding every time we make a trip to the coast now.