trenarylane: Family Fun- River Part 2

The river was a lot of fun this year. It was swift, cold and provided us with lots of "giggle moments"! The section of the river that we floated daily began at the 4th crossing and ended at our rental house before the 3rd crossing. There are four sections of rapids for the kids (and adults) to enjoy. In past years, the water has been low and the rapids almost non-existent, but this year...SUPER FUN! We laughed and laughed after each section and squealed when the water rushed over our heads...gotta love it! This float usually takes around two (or more) hours, but this year it was right at an hour...which is fun to do over and over with the young kids! Zachary was in heaven! He loved every part and never got tired of the river...even when the weekend brought lower water levels and a MUCH slower pace. But to hear him tell it, the days when he "rode the rapids" without his tube were the best.
GreGre and PawPaw took him down the river one day while I stayed with Nate so he could nap. Zachary was being silly and getting excited about the rapids awaiting him. His "silly moves" caused him to flip out of his tube. The current was too swift to get him in his tube before the rapids, so off he went with just a life jacket. He didn't panic and it became one of his favorite memories. He was also flipped once while going over what we call "the drop off". He looked scared as he rushed over the drop, but then he giggled and was rescued!! I, on the other hand, didn't laugh too much when a chunk of my tube was left sitting on a rock while I went down some rocky rapids on my rear...ouch! Bye, Bye Mr. Tube...flat as a pancake in about 3 seconds!!!
Nate enjoyed his time on the river too. He and Daddy floated together, and Nate laughed and slept. So cute!
But my favorite part might be how my mom could hop into her tube, hitting the freezing cold water, without making a sound AND how my dad would SCREAM and HOLLER as his rear hit the water. Too funny!!!