WATER TOYS

Saturday at the lake, almost perfect weather, warm water, family and friends, it doesn't get much better. Mike & Amy's friends, Scott, Julie and their son Carl, came by for the day. Cody, who works with Amy, also stopped by for awhile. The day started with a boat ride for Cody, who watched Amy wake board, then Mike barefooted, doing his usual deep water start. When Mike was done, Cody started putting on the gloves, and said "I can do that". When Mike asked how much experience he had, he replied that he had gotten up on 2 skis before. Never to deny someone the opportunity to try, Mike gave him a few pointers, and in the water he went. Six tries later, with half the lake up Codys nose, and in his ears, he commented, "that's a little harder than it looks". He did earn an A for effort however. I first met Scott, Julie & Carl last year, when I rode the Harley back to Georgia. Mike and Scott were stationed in Japan together, and go back quite a few years. It was nice to sit around and visit, mixed with watching everyone play with the jet ski. Mike and my other son Marc, spent several summers working for their grandfather, at the marina on Bass Lake, CA. To say that they got to water ski and play with jet ski's a lot, would probably be an understatement. Mike did a few tricks with the jet ski, then he and Amy both rode it, and at one point, they both stood up on it, as seen in the photo. Today, we pull the boat and jet ski out of the water, and take them back to Mike and Amy's. Probably a little NFL will fill the afternoon, then tomorrow, after the kids go back to work, we'll head south toward Orlando, FL, out next destination.