The River

At long last, or so it seems I am going to give an update on what we did over the weekend. We went with Ben's youngest sister, her family, his parents and her mother-in-law to go canoeing in Arkansas. We had so much fun. The kids absolutely loved it. All day from 9:30 to 4:30 we were on the river. A few stops along the way to eat, swim, play, jump around, and just have fun, were all it took to keep these kids happy. No one got sunburned or at least if they did not very badly. Bear was the first one to jump off the big rock. He really wanted to swing on the swing and then jump into the water, but the line for that was rather long. Lots of beer and juice boxes were consumed, Ben stated that we should have brought some more Gatorade for the ride as well. The only mishap was when Bernie and Susie ran into a tree and the canoe flipped into the water. They all feel out including Cooper who survived like a champ. His life jacket is amazing. He did not start to cry until I showed up, but hey, he was half asleep when it all happened. The river did take it out of the kids, I think all but two fell asleep on the way back home, and everyone slept well that night. It was a great trip.