Amy J. Bennett

Extraordinary Faith for Everyday Life

The Lake

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Picture proof. Lexi finally made it onto a boat with a life jacket.   The purple life jacket to the rescue!

 

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I’d say she enjoyed it.  She was relaxed enough to almost fall asleep.

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Emma, was of course ecstatic to get back on.

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With of course a snack.  Have I mentioned how much she is eating these days?!

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We also got to visit this sandbar and let the kids swim.

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My parents decided to invite themselves (glad you did!) since they hadn’t been out on a boat in forever. 

The couple in the foreground (below) were our hosts.  He is 92 and they have been married 70 years. 

SEVENTY. 

SEVEN. ZERO.

Can you imagine celebrating your 70th wedding anniversary?  And actually now that I think about it, my parents have been married over 30 years so that’s over 100 years of marriage in that picture.  Crazy.

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But they are one of the sweetest set of people I’ve ever met.  They like to treat Scott like a son and I’d say Scott is quite ok with that.

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The kids also tested out their fishing rods.  And…they hated it.  Lexi was trying to catch a small fish and a catfish came out of nowhere, grabbed her line which pulled her forward a bit.  It scared Lexi to death and she literally went running for the hills.  Then of course Emma wouldn’t touch her rod.  And honestly, I took over the rod and it scared me to death when a catfish grabbed my line.  And no, I don’t think I’ve ever fished myself.  I’m sure my parents my argue but it was definitely not a thing we did growing up.  After Saturday, I’m guessing it’s not a family past time the girls want to take up.

They did, however, enjoy casting their line (is that what you say?!) with no hook or bait (again, right?) just to see how far it would go.

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Scott redeemed the Bennett’s fishing prowess and caught a few fish for us.  This picture is like a Where’s Waldo?  The fish is hanging on the line..see if you can find it!

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Definitely a great day.  The only downside is it almost convinced Scott and I to go buy a boat one of these days.  Someone stop us!

See the rest of the pics on my Facebook.

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  3. The Lake makes for such a fun day…We have a lake near us that my family spends many summer days/evenings at. I really liked the 100 years of marriage pic.
    great pics and Glad ya’ll had fun!
    .-= Amanda´s last blog ..Weekend Woes =-.

  5. Ok, the Where’s Waldo made me crack up, I couldn’t find the fish…Mom was over here and we were looking hard….we think we found it…..

  6. awww! i only have one thing to say.

    BUY A BOAT!

    my mom & dad bought one when i was 2, so i grew up on the water pretty much, and i LOVED it. so much. now that i’m older & have such crazy lives we don’t get to go out as much, but i remember all those summers growing up since i could remember on the lake with my mom and dad, and ‘pushing’ my dad in the water, and idk, it just created a great bunch of memories for me. so. i say go for itttt, espicially since i dont’ have to pay for it! haha. ALSO! we have a jetski i got for my 8th grade graduation, and OMG. i love it too. those are sooo much fun. that’d be a great purchase too, haha. and no, the guys don’t love it at allllll. haha.

    the where’s waldo comment SO made me laugh. i found the fish tho, but still. loved it.

    & dont’ worry, i hate fishing too 🙂

  7. DON’T buy a boat! It’s money down the drain. Seriously. EVERYONE I know that owns a boat says that they wish they never bought a boat. It’s a lot of work to maintain one. Just continue to be friends with folks who have one and invite you out for the day – that’s the best scenario.
    .-= Jaynee´s last blog ..Catching Up =-.

  8. Hey Amy,
    Dad says they were married for 72 years!!! and i loved the post! That really was a great day!