We enjoyed our first trip of the year!! We usually go out to the boat during spring break, but after the past few spring break trips totally sucking, I made the executive decision and thought it was a good year to SKIP the river (since we did have a pretty new baby too!) So its already mid-June and its our first trip of the year…but it was ok! The weather was warm, tad breezy, water chilly but not unbearable…it was a good trip.
Other than all the issues….due to the curse of the bananas! haha They say its bad luck to bring bananas on a boat…and 2 of the 3 families (NOT ours) brought bananas on the boat. So we had a few hiccups…but everything worked out in the end. Poor Yoshi was just stressing from time to time! lol Our poor boat is starting to really age…so this trip we were discussing what our next move will be…repair or maybe look into selling and buying another boat?!? Kinda sad if you ask me.
BUT it was Ella’s first family vacation…pretty fun!! She was a GREAT traveler…going TO and coming HOME from the river. Slept most of the drives (except when she had a blow out bowel movement)…which was marvelous since she doesn’t usually do so well on car rides. 
Owen has always been a solid traveler…he’s awesome!
The night we got there Travis was dieing to get some evening fishing in…So Ella and myself stayed back at the hotel but Yosh and the kids had a blast fishing and riding on the Harpooner!
Day 1 on the lake was very nostalgic for me…seeing Ella in the same infant life-jacket that Owen once wore and playing in the same seat that Owen did…it was weird. 
The kids got to ride on the “Harpooner” (Trav’s boat) over to the beach…so we had just Ella Bean on her first boat ride. 
Ella wasn’t really a fan of the water…wind…sunlight…sand haha no but really she actually did pretty well! It was the first river trip where I came home whiter than when I left. lol I spent most of the days on the boat under the shade with our little whitey! haha Hopefully next trip she is sitting up and a little more into playing in the sand OR water?!?
First time she touched the lake water….yeah…she didn’t like it.
The kids ran themselves ragged…playing in the water, building sand castles, barely stopping to eat (well my kid anyway…some of the others love their food haha)
I love Owen’s wet little curls peeking out from under his hat…such a lil dude!
Ella’s swim-suit look familiar…
<--- That’s Little Brynnie on her first river trip back in 2011!! Ella inherited a lot of Brynn’s cute clothes!
All the kids totally love each other…and I said on IG how I love how they love each other and how they are like the cousins that our Owen doesn’t have in this state. All his real-life cousins live far away…so our friends are our family…and I’m beginning to realize that THAT’S ok…I cherish our friends and the relationships we have built!
Missing Wyatt (he doesn’t like pictures!) and the babies!
I can’t wait to re-take this picture in 15 years….with probably a few more kids included!! We aren’t done makin’ babies just yet! lol
But here are some pics of the kids over the years… 
2009-Owen and Caroline…
2010-Owen, Addison, Caroline, Payton & Ryland. Jaxon was up on the boat only 1 month old
2011-Top Addi, Owen, Caroline & Wyatt (April). Bottom: Ryland, Jaxon, Owen, Payton & Brynn (September)
2012- Wyatt, Caroline, Owen, Jaxon, Payton and Ryland (Brynn on the boat)
Our friends The Rowe’s have been on more trips than documented…but I guess we don’t ever seem to do kid pics when they are around it seems…we’ll DEF have to get a total kid pic when we all get to the river sometime soon!
Day 2 on the river was nice as well…The Harps headed home but the fun continued. haha We continued to try and get Ella in the water (WASN’T happening!) 
Heather and I last summer…13 weeks prego…and this summer with our 4 month old babies!
Great first trip for our girl…and a great trip for our crew too. I’m hoping we get to spend many many many more years going on river trips with our friends…the memories are awesome!
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