One of those days

Today was one of those days that Mike and I will think of when the boys are grown and it is just us. We started our trip in the water of Lake Coeur d’Alene and we’re ending it in Payette Lake. It was a perfect way to book-end our trip.

We are staying McCall, Idaho which is known in the winter as a great place to ski. But in the summer, it is home to Payette Lake.

Today, we rented a pontoon boat for the whole day. We’ve loaded our cooler so Mom’s Restaurant will be aquatic today. The boat came with a tow behind so we are very excited! As we got things squared with the rental company, the boys played a little beach volleyball

We headed out. Payette Lake is absolutely beautiful!

We didn’t make it long before we HAD to get in the water!

And then it was even shorter before we HAD to get the inflatable in the water! And that’s where they stayed.

We rode, they’d fall. We picked them up, and it started over 🤣 they rode together, and they rode separate – either way, they had so much fun.

Mike and I watched them on the tube and even though they are 12 and 13, we both saw this:

We loaded back on the boat and drove to another area of the Lake. And Mom’s Restaurant opened for business.

I thought our captain was pretty cute ♥️

They hopped right back in the water – which wasn’t particularly warm – and off we went.

Not to be out done, Mike and I both gave it a try too

Don’t worry, we went at different times – the boys weren’t driving the boat 🤣🤣

Then the boys decided to really show us how it’s done… because facing the same way would be too simple 🤪

We did have a sprained wrist (Leo) and rope burn on shoulder (Michael) but otherwise, we were injury-free (unless you count mine and Mike’s soreness).