Back To The River

    On Sunday, we went back to the river as planned. This time we brought a couple friends with us, so we had even more fun! We unloaded all of our cars and walked down to the river. 

   There were quite a bit more people than there were on Friday, probably because it was a Sunday and early afternoon when we got there. We found a spot near the water to setup our tent, umbrella, and chairs. Once again, as soon as I put Connor down he rushed into the water.

 Relaxing in the water and playing with the rocks.

Connor's little friends went with us.

 They had so much fun!

 Holden and Noah sharing a plum. Isn't that adorable?

   Aaron really wanted for me to get in the water, but I wasn't about to get all the way in {it was too cold}. So we compromised.  He carried me on his back and only got my legs wet.

I was scared he was going to throw me in.

Smiling, even though I'm nervous.

 Holding on real tight!

     The cold water didn't seem to really bother Connor, and it definitely didn't bother Aaron. He would just sat in it and play with the rocks. When I would try and take him out, he would walk right back in.

Playing with rocks. Like father, like son.

{Aaron's the best rock skipper. If you look closely, you can see it went almost all the way across.}

 I love all the different colors.

    Aaron and Matt really wanted to swim in the water, so they walked up the river and let the current bring them back down to where we were sitting. We were surprised when we saw them walking on the little island in the middle of the river.

 Aaron jumping into the water.

   When I went back to the girls and the babies, they were digging into slices of cantaloupe. They looked so cute eating them, we couldn't resist getting pictures!

 Yummy!

 I love this one <3

    After about 3 hours, the babies started to get sleepy and it was time to go. Connor fell asleep within 5 minutes of being in the car.

   Next time {hopefully sooner rather than later}, we will go earlier in the day and setup in a different area a little further away. The guys said the water was warmer and much more shallow for the little ones :)