We bought a boat!

We bought a boat!!! After days and weeks of looking (following years of speculating), we found the boat we were looking for. When we got to the marina, there was another interested buyer. We all went out on the Ohio river, drove the boat around, and ended up outbidding the other buyer. And suddenly, we owned a boat! As we drove it home, we looked at each other, thinking, "oh man... did we really just do that?"

Backing into the driveway was a bit of a trick, but Jared managed to get it in. The kids were thrilled! 

We decided to take it out to East Fork for a ride the next day. Backing it into the water was a little stressful, but we were successful.

It was awesome to be behind the wheel on the boat.

After cruising around the lake for a while, we got out the cheap little water wing tube. The kids took turns on it and had a great time.

Jacob and Dani both took turns skiing as well. It was a bit of a learning experience, but Jared did pretty well bringing the boat around and picking up skiers and getting skiers up. 

Loading the boat was a little tricky, but we got it successful loaded and back to the storage unit - which is a story in and of itself that left Jared on an adrenaline rush for \ 3 hours following getting it parked!