The Maiden Voyage

Captain Lud

The chilly trip!

Spence and Shelley brought their jet skis. Those are a great thing to have with a pontoon boat since the boat is more of a slow ride. I've never ridden one before so I'm looking forward to a warmer day on the lake and then I'll try it!

The beach. Gotta love that red sand.

Last year my dad and Jeremy bought a used pontoon boat together. They have worked on it a ton and got it in great shape. It's not the nicest boat ever but it serves it's purpose! We have been trying to find a time to all get together and take it out but it just hasn't happened. Spencer finally lit the fire and helped plan the trip to the lake today. My dad couldn't make it but Jeremy, his dad, and two brothers and my brother, Spence and Shelley, and me and my mom and the kids all decided to go. The boys were tinkering on the boat and making sure it ran so us ladies hit up Costco first to give the fellas some time to get the kinks worked out before we showed up! Smart aren't we? When we pulled in to Sand Hollow, they were all at the dock just waiting for us to climb in. I have to say, I think we just found our new hobby! It was a blast! It was really windy so the water was very choppy so the boat kept hitting the waves and splashing all over. On a super hot day, that wouldn't be so bad! But today was sort of cloudy so it was a bit chilly! My kids loved it. A part of me was worried the whole time that the boat was going to fall apart and we were going to have to swim to shore but it was totally safe. My momma worry level gets a bit out of control sometimes! We found an empty spot on the beach and docked the boat and just chilled. Bubba loved playing in the sand. It was just a nice relaxing day at the lake. I'm a little embarrased to admit that this was my first time to that lake but it definitely won't be the last!