Ostrander's Return!

One of the best things we've gotten out of our 3 years of full-timing is some wonderful friends! Dave & Marie Ostrander brought their 8-year old grandson, Ben with them during their visit this time! They didn't stay long but we had a great day out on the lake with them having a lot of "firsts" with Ben! :-)

Ben had never been out on a lake with a ski/speed boat and he'd never been knee boarding. He'd also never swam in the middle of a lake before! :-) At first he was more than a little leery, but by the end of the day he was having a great time! It was great to have Ben visit while we had our 9-year old grandson, Shae with us! They both had a great time together! Ben decided after watching Shae at his first attempt to wake board that it might be a bit much for him (I have to agree) but after watching Shaw nail knee boarding he did decide to give it a try!

We had lots of fun swimming in the lake, even getting Dave in there for a brief respite from the heat (well, I won't say what the REAL reason was)! After spending the day on the water...it was a beautiful day with great water...we put the boat away and then stopped for some pizza! It was also Marie's birthday, but she didn't tell anyone until AFTER the fact so we couldn't even surprise her with cake! We felt honored that she would want to spend her birthday with US!

Happy Birthday, Marie!