We spent much of the past two weeks at Kerr Lake, in NC, where we vacation with hubby's family every year. This year was the wettest that I can remember, with more rain and higher lake levels than I can remember. (The lake's level can go up/down by about 30 feet in elevation, regulated by the corps of engineers, but it usually stays within a foot or two in the summer). The state park beaches were underwater, and the point where our dock is was mostly under water too. Soggy mud bogs along our golf-cart path required some creative detours as well!
Despite this, we were able to enjoy the overcast days and find quite a bit of sun by the end of our 10 days there. The kids had a wonderful time learning to waterski on the boom that hubby made (similar to a barefoot ski bar) and they were so proud of this tough accomplishment. They also had fun swimming and letting daddy haul them around on the tube. Because this mommy took so many pictures, I'm putting the waterskiing, tubing and boating pictures in a separate post!
Our first night there, James and I biked to a west-facing overlook for a view of the gorgeous sunset. It was the only pretty sunset all week!
We had calmer water than I can remember, too! The lake looked like glass most of the week. I guess "still waters really do run deep"!
My handsome, crazy husband--love this guy so much!
The kids wanted to be IN the lake every waking moment!
T.J. really wanted to keep the rocks he found high and dry...they were underwater again the next day! He also wanted to build a sand castle, but settled for a "mud castle" instead!
Family portraits, lake style:
My handsome boy:
Hubby even captured a nice picture of me:
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