Today marked our families kick off to the 2011 Boating Season! Dave prepped and "tested" the boat during Carly's nap time, before returning home to eagerly await her awakening. Thankfully, he let her be and she finally awoke after a 2.5 hour nap (which is about an hour longer than usual for her). As soon as she began to stir he jumped into action, getting her out of the crib, changed, and ready to go. After some sunscreen and putting on her hat and crocs, Carly was ready to head out.
Like last season she was not so sure about going slow through the no wake zone. However, this did change after she realized how she could wave to other boaters on the water and people on the docks we passed. Once we were out of the no wake zone and Dave was able to get us moving she really began to enjoy herself. She continued to wave to other boaters, while also waving to her daddy and dancing to the music. (Which made us realize, she could be quite the boating handful during her teenage years... dancing on a boat is cute when you are 18 months, not so much at 18 years old.)
About half way through our ride, Carly got into Dave's lap and was given a chance to help him drive. She loved sitting in his lap, holding the steering wheel, and being higher up than she was on my lap. Unfortunately, she did not quite understand why she could not continue helping her daddy drive the boat for our entire return trip. However, she was able to help Dave out through the no wake zone back to our slip. Thankfully, her thirst captivated her enough during the docking process. She sat very patiently in the second captain's chair drinking her water while Dave parked the boat.
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