Our friends, the Hudsons, invited us to join them at Smith Lake today. Fortunately it was a bit overcast, so while it was still in the mid-90's, it was enjoyable to be outside playing in the lake and building sand castles.
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Pete and Brittany going in!
(And that's Carrigan, James, Henry, Clayton and Brittany's mom in the distance.) |
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Pete and Clayton throwing the ball to each other. |
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James practicing floating |
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Pete running away |
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He wasn't sure at first, but after a little while, Pete loved it! |
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James, Kenton, and Henry swimming out to the dock |
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Sweet Clayton |
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Getting ready to go canoeing |
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Kenton |
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The big boys |
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And they're off! They even got to see a waterfall! |
It was so nice to be outside... without a TV, an iPhone or iPad, or the wii. Just friends, a picnic lunch, sand castles, a canoe ride, a playground to play on... what more could a kid ask for? It was great.
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