First Day at the Lake

Today was my first time H2Oskiing in over a year, and Dylan's first time on the boat. I should clarify, his first time in the boat in the water. (Grandpa and Uncle Evan have taken him out to sit in it plenty.) Grandpa was showing him how to drive the boat.He's a natural; no complaints about his life jacket that is too long so he can't even sit in it, or the bumps, or the sun in his eyes, or the occasional cold spray. All in all though it was a nice afternoon. Mid-80's for the air and about 70 for the water. It was a little cold when you first jumped in naturally, but truly not the worst I've ever been in (Alayna didn't get in. )I thought that something about being a mom made you tougher, but I think it had the opposite effect on me. I was so excited (I put sunblock on this AM instead of lotion and drove around with swimsuits and lifejackets all day just incase we left early) until it came time to jump in. Then I could barely jump on the wakeboard. Evan can still do it though. In my defense, there was little more that could be done to make the water worse. It was insanely choppy. (Layna's a better photographer than Evan, he's full of shenanigans)Regardless of choppiness, I had to slalom. It's my true passion. But due to the turbulent waters and the wind, I couldn't see where I was going at all. When I was cutting back into the wake, sometimes it surprised me just how soon it came up.My hands have lost all of their wonderful callouses. While I still claim that they look like man-hands, they no longer function like man-hands. They started to hurt from gripping the rope, I guess mowing the lawn a handful of times this spring hasn't quite brought them up to snuff. And I hope that I never hear the excuse of someone not being strong enough or too out of shape to waterski, because I've never been in worse shape. Months of inactivity and I can still get up on the first try despite a complete lack of muscle tone. (yes I am tooting my own horn)Getting into my shorty wetsuit, now that was a trick. I thought we were going to have to pull out the duckbutter to squeeze me in. While my swimsuit doesn't fit well into my shorty, it's more flattering than the wetsuit. I think the wetsuit is the look that should be most avoided after having a baby. As well as letting your brother take pictures of you.My dad bought Perfect Pass for the boat this year. It's pretty much like cruise control for a boat which is really awesome if you know how hard it is to keep a motor at the 17mph most people prefer to wakeboard. What I love is watching my dad and Evan play with their new toys.Thanks Mom (who couldn't make it) and Dad for always fronting the money and taking us boating. We love it.