Houseboat with the Lockridges

Two weekends ago we met up with the Lockridge and Nordman families on the Nordman family houseboat on Lake Don Pedro. I spent many summers on this lake as a kid with my own family and our ski boat. We would go out from Memorial day to Labor day and ski, inner tube, wake board and camp and it was so fun to be back after a lot of years hiatus. This trip was a little different with Levi in tow and all the Mommy-type worrying that goes along with having a baby near open bodies of water, but we purchased Levi a life jacket- which he hated- but managed to keep him corralled on the many open areas of the houseboat. He loved the freedom of walking around, loved the water and being able to drop things off the edge, he loved the birds and the fish and all the boats and jet skis and noise that come with a busy lake. It was so much fun to watch him experience something new and for him to love something that I love so much was very special. Because I was so concerned with keeping him safe, I left my camera at home so these are a few pictures I stole from Auntie Christina's blog.

Levi and Mommy hanging our feet over the edge of the swim deck.

Dad and Levi swimming in the lake.

Uncle Charlie teaching Levi how to drive the boat!

We spent a great Saturday talking, swimming, eating, boating and enjoying each other's company. Levi took a 3 hour nap and we were so impressed we decided to stick around and camp out overnight on the rooftop deck of the houseboat. Levi went down at his normal bedtime without a peep and then was up at 2:30am until about 6am. He just couldn't/wouldn't settle and it was another stressful camping experience for Dave and I as we walked and bounced and wandered the boat trying in vain to get him back to sleep. I think we've officially given camping the good 'ol college try and we're done for a while. We'll definitely go out on the boat again, if invited, but we'll probably be making the drive home at night. We'll try the camping thing again when our boys are older!