Boating on Smithville Lake

Labor Day week Eric was still on break so we went with my cousins Julie and Aubrey (and Aubrey's friend--totally forgot her name) to Smithville to go boating. It was a Wednesday so the lake was almost completely empty, and the weather was PERFECT. 

Kinsey got to see a million nasty carps fighting for food. It was a first for me as well.  

 Once on the boat we put safety first. Unfortunately, Kinsey absolutely hated her life jacket. It was so fatty she couldn't move her head from side to side.

I'm terrible, but I couldn't stop laughing.

 Making it to our first stop, Eric jumped in with Kinsey hoping she'd like the life jacket a little more in the water. WRONG. We had to take it off and use it as a floaty instead. 

 Here are the girls!! And yes, they are all clothed despite what it looks like :)

 Eric thought our little Kinsey-bear might want to take a stab at driving this beast (not for real because we were parked).

It didn't take long before she wanted to be the only captain on board. 

A little Titanic action with the wind blowing in her hair.

We have one more boating trip planned this year when Kinsey and I head out to Florida. She was able to swim so it was a total success (once the life jacket was off).