.......Because this is what will happen.
Jon had a good time showing off, though he was an unpleasant partner to ride with at times. He thought it funny to put his foot in the water as we were moving to send spray shooting in my face. It happened a lot.
We kept asking the boys if they'd like to try the inner tube, but they were terrified to get on it. It probably didn't help that they had witnessed the rest of us grownups falling off and floating in the lake. We promised the boys we would go really slow, or we wouldn't even move, they could just sit on the boat. Nope. We tried all sorts of bribes, and daddy finally sealed the deal with the promise of a new hot wheels car from the store. They reluctantly got on with us, and we just sat on the tube for awhile, making them feel comfortable. Then, it finally happened--they very worriedly agreed to let the boat pull us slowly. The boat starting moving forward, and then a freakish thing happened. The front part of the tube started going under. I've never heard my boys scream so terrified in my life. It was one of those slow motion moments where Jon and I each grabbed a child and tried to hold them up in the air we plunged into the water. Those boys were so upset as we floated in the cold lake. We tried to laugh about it with them, which loosened them up a little, but I doubt we'll get them into another inner tube for several years.This was obviously taken BEFORE the boat tried to pull us.
Overall, it was a blast for everyone. The boys really enjoyed being on a boat, and it did my heart some good too see pure enjoyment on Jon's face. He's so busy at school that outings like this are rare, so I'm just thrilled that I got to see that special huge grin on his face for that few hours out on the lake.
4 comments:
Sounds like you guys handled things just fine. I'm glad you had such a good time. You're building memories and the boys will come to see themselves as very brave!
Love you.
I shouldn't laugh that the tube started going under, but I admit, I laughed.
wow! that is the same exact thing that happened in Yellowstone with us... only Jared has no sense of humor when his wife is having a panic attack... go figure (should have told him i was prone to those)
That is really funny, I laughed. I think the last time I went on an inner tube was with you and Meg at Glacier Park a long time ago! Gotta love husbands, too, trying to torture us all the time. Do you love having a house with so much room?? I bet it's awesome! (Oh, this is from awhile ago-about the Lentil Tacos-did you use brown lentils? I think other colors take longer to cook....)
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