Day Trips with Great Friends

We are packing as much summer fun into these last few weeks as we can! Last week, we met Kelsey, Natalie, and Henry at the Houston Children's Museum for an afternoon of fun crowd fighting. Despite the craziness, it was wonderful to see our friends! Cade and Natalie have been friends since they were 6 weeks old, but they are getting to the age where they are less interested in playing with each other. Good thing each one has a sibling! Cade and Henry palled around, while Natalie and Annie spent a little time together. Kelsey and I just chased them all around. Henry just turned 4 years old, and it is such a blessing to watch those two kiddos grow up.



Later that week, my friends Lorinda and Dan were nice enough to take us out on their boat to Gibbons Creek Reservoir. I have never heard of this lake, and it is wonderful! Calm, close by, and a perfect spot for fishing and boating. If I remembered how to get there, I would have us go back!

I almost asked for us to go home when we pulled into the parking lot and saw this:



Lorinda assured me that they have never seen anything in the water but fish, so on we went! Beth and her boys went with us as well, and all 3 boys absolutely loved the whole experience! Each boy had a turn driving the boat, and we also took turns riding on the tube. Dan was a very nice driver and none of us ever fell off. It was a great afternoon with great friends.



The day ended with a bit of an adventure when the boat died. First, the men tried to fix it. After that didn't work, Dan pulled the boat behind him while swimming and Lorinda and I paddled. After what seemed like forever, we finally made it back to the pier!



Thank you so much, Lorinda and Dan, for sharing your boat and friendship with us! This smile was brought to you by Summer Hours