HSV....DAY TWO

We got up on Saturday morning and headed to the marina to participate in the canoe and paddle boat races. We were planning to just do the paddleboats, but Blayne really wanted to do the canoes, so John obliged and they raced...and they won 2nd place!!!! (I wasn't there for the race, so sorry, no pictures!) I did, however, get pictures of the prize: a blow up frog for Blayne and a 12 pack of DP for John (actually, he was being sweet and thinking of me!) We all participated in the paddle boat races....OH MY WORD!!!! That race is MUCH harder than it looks. You have to race down and get a little ducky with a small net and race back. Blayne was my partner and his feet would slip off of the pedals and he would make me come to a complete stop when he would remount his feet! My legs felt like JELLO when we were done. We also had a paddleboat with the rudder gear thing that was messed up. It would spin around and you would have to think in backward reverse to get it going in the correct direction. Uncle Bobby got the same boat and experienced the problem too! We all did well competing, but it was John and Reagan who won FIRST place! John was serious about his competitions this year! So, Reagan picked out a beach ball and John got a 12 pack of Coke! Fun times!

That afternoon, we enjoyed a picnic at the pool and the refreshing water. They had the waterslide set up and John practiced for the BIG slash competition that would be the next day. Reagan did the giant waterslide ONCE and then chickened out the next time...I think it was because there was a cute lifeguard and she wanted him to come get her! She also attempted the diving board, but did aid a 180 after standing at the edge and looking into the water. It was a nice refreshing time at the pool.

After a quick nap for Reagan, and some relaxing for the big kids, we headed over to Bob and Rosie's for dinner. We had chicken fajitas and they were delicious! John was going to be playing in the church service on Sunday with Bob and Rosie and their praise team, so there was some reheasing that needed to be done. It was a sweet time of singing and listening to Uncle Bobby play the guitar. He is very talented. I loved hearing my kids singing the praise songs and the patriotic songs that were to be sung on Sunday for the 4th of July service. They all enjoyed visiting with Sam, and we took a nice walk in their neighborhood.