Our Newest Addition

No, it's not another baby or an animal....

Eric finally took the plunge and bought a boat!

I'm not really sure all of the details but it's a Yamaha and it's a fast boat that we can take around Alum Creek or up to Lake Erie.  We haven't actually used it yet because of vacation and other obligations but Eric and I are headed out this weekend together while the kids are home with a sitter to give it a spin.

 Proud new owner.  Eric and his brother, Chris, drove out to Saint Louis to pick it up.

 Nolan testing it out.  Safety first.  He wore his life jacket in the boat the entire time he checked it out (45 minutes) on dry land.

 Tiny driver.

 Boating beauty.

The kids (and their schedules) are still a little tricky to spend a lot of time on the boat this year but next year, and the years to come, it will get easier and easier.