The Roberts Family: 2010 Lake Days

We had another great summer on the lake! We spent almost every weekend out on Old Hickory (except for when it was closed because of the flood). The kids are becoming real water boys...all 4 of them!

Jake LOVES to ride the Jet Ski. He prefers for it to be moving, but he's not picky...he'll sit on it while it's tied to the boat (with the key out of course) or even on the trailer in the garage. As a matter of fact, we are pretty sure Gary lost a brand new pair of high dollar sunglasses to Jake's love of the Jet Ski. They were in one of the cup holders on the boat...and then they weren't! It was right after Gary had gone out the Jet Ski and had told Jake he couldn't ride that time. We don't have any proof, but we are pretty sure Jake sent them for a swim! Jake also kneeboarded and tubed a few times.

Alex tried skiing a few times, but I think he preferred learning to drive the Jet Ski. Next year, he'll have his license and Jack will have to share drive time! :) He also liked to kneeboard and tube, but I think Alex's favorite thing to do on the lake is good old fashion jumping in!

Mitch is dying to try to ski, but we don't have any skis small enough for him, so he had to settle for tubing and kneeboarding. We may need to put skis on his Christmas list. He got pretty good at kneeboarding, and he thought he was great...he liked to show off and do "one arm". He loves to jump in also, especially when Alex is out there.

Jack is really our water boy, though! There is nothing that boy won't try! He is our official Jet Ski driver. He learned to ski last year and got really good at it this year. He loves to kneeboard and is working on tricks. He even learned to slalom (ski on one ski). He also helps us with the little guys when they kneeboard. He is such a big help, that I almost don't even want to go if Jack can't go with us!

Jeff and Erin (and Megan) were out there pretty much every weekend also, so we tied up with them almost every weekend. We had friends out with us a few different weekends, and we went up to Center Hill with friends one weekend. It was a great summer...one that left us wanting a houseboat! We'll see what next summer brings....keep your fingers crossed that we can make it happen! We love out pontoon boat, but it just doesn't have enough room to bring a lot of people out with us.

So, that's the verbal recap...here is the summer in pictures:

Jake's favorite place