Izaac LOVES boating!

Our first boating excursion of the season took place late yesterday afternoon. Samantha and a co-worker (Alecia sp?) drove up from Ankeny and met us at Little Wall Lake (near Jewell, IA) when their workday was done.

As you can see from the picture, Izaac thoroughly enjoyed the outing, and was less than thrilled when we didn't let him ride in the boat from our house to the Lake (about 13 miles away).

Izaac helping the birds.

Yesterday when we were outside, Patrick (several orphans climbed it at some point) climbed the tree right behind the house and made the birds really nervous so they squawked at him loudly.

Izaac tried to help by offering to "I get it" (Patrick) out of the tree, and saying 'climb' and trying to climb the bark. (I didn't let him.) This video is 24 seconds long.

Memorial Day Weekend in Lake View, IA

It was quiet on the 'Lake' last Saturday, but it's still a nice 'View'. (Lake View, get it?) You can click on the pictures to see the houses across the lake better.

On the left is John's sister's (Ann) cabin and on the right is his Aunt Mary's. (Yes, that's our 'big red truck' in the double driveway.) John mowed Mary's, and I helped mow Ann's while he and Mary worked on cleaning up her back yard so she can hang her clothesline.