Camping, Boating, Racing!

We had an excellent weekend! Friday night we headed up to Lake Poinsett to camp with our friends, Bill and Monica. We managed to get up there early enough to enjoy some time together and a ride out on the boat. It was a beautiful night and really enjoyed the relaxation of just sitting around the fire and visiting.

Here are a few pictures from Friday evening.

Awe Man, the worm pooped on my hand!!

I got something!!!! (Nope, just sea weed)

Lizzie and her pet worm!
Future Angler, Micah

Captain Bill!

BEAUTIFUL SUNSET!

Craig and Lizzie

Micah told us before we went to bed, "Mom, Dad, this is the BEST campout EVER!" That right there made going with it! Beings we were sleeping in a tent, we figured Micah would be up at the butt crack of dawn! We were mistaken, he slepted in until 8:10 or so. What a surprise that was!! Craig and I were secretly very happy because neither of us slept worth a woot and needed a little extra snooze.

After we all were up and ready, Monica made a delicious breakfast. Then we were off to go fishing again! We still didn't have much luck so it was decided we would go get the water skis and tube! Craig took the first plunge!

Here he is, ALL SMILES!Ready...... Set ....... Goooooooo!!

At this point, Micah was crying hysterically! He was really scared for his daddy!! I think he thought we were leaving him behind and that he was going to be in the lake forever!! I tried to comfort him but he was not impressed at all!! After a little while, Craig waved at Micah while he was skiing and I think that helped as Micah could tell his dad was A.O.K!

Craig taking a stroll around the lake...

Let's see if I still have the goods!! - Yup, sure do!!

Craig really enjoys water skiing so it was a treat to get to do it! He was all smiles when he got on the boat. As you can probably guess, we have had a few discussions of buying a boat since. We will have to see what the future holds for us and recreational toys!

It's my turn to get into the water. I decided to stay away from the skiing, I am not 100% sure if my reconstructed knee should be tested like that. We will see someday I am sure, but this day was a tubing day!

Here goes nothing!!

Oh CRAP, I'm Slipping!

Great time to catch some air!!! Ha Ha

You guessed it, in the drink I went!

Up next, Lizzie and Tess. She made me promise her we wouldn't flip over! Of course, I was confident we wouldn't flip over as we weren't going to be going slower. She was nervous but excited at the same time!

Here we go. Oh NO!! We started to submarine in the water! I am pretty sure at this point Lizzie was not happy.

Then, just as we popped out of the water still on the tube, it came out from underneath us! Crap, there we sat in the lake. Poor little Lizzie was not impressed and with good reason.. I felt so bad for her. We tried to get Micah in the tube after that, but I really think he was giving the look that meant, "Do you think I'm dumb? Not a chance!" He wasn't having it at all. Maybe next time we will have greater success.
All in all it was a great weekend all around and we had alot of fun. The kids all had a blast playing together and just hanging out.

Saturday night we finally arrived at home between 5 & 5:30 PM. Micah was sacked out so we quickly unloaded the truck. We decided it was a great night to go to the races to watch Matt race. So, we loaded up and headed to Hartford.

Father & Son watching with anticipation!Micah was so happy to see "his" Chase!!!

It was great this year because Micah could actually pick out Matt's car! Before it was really hard for him to know which one was Matt because he didn't know his colors. Piece of cake this year!! Micah was so excited to see Matt on the track!!!

Matt did very well, he ended up second and maintains the points lead for the season to date. Micah thought it was the coolest thing ever that #9 Micah Schliemann won the sprint car race. Micah kept saying, "I WON, I WON!" Thought that was pretty cute. Micah also has a connection to Micah Schliemann that he doesn't even know about. Ever wonder how we decided on the name Micah for our son. We heard it over the intercom at Lake County Speedway years before we actually decided to have kids and both fell in love with it. It stuck with us and when he was born, it was no questions asked going to be Micah. (Just a little bit of history)

Sunday, I did my bi-weekly grocery shopping and the rest of the day was spent hanging out around the house and veg. That is all we did this weekend. I am pretty sure our activities are going to be cut down from here on out. We have to get working on the house and our weekend activities have to be put on the back burner in order for all that to happen. It is for the greater good! :-) Have a great week!