September was our month of squeezing in a much lake time as possible before fall.
We spent part of Labor Day weekend at the lake and had my friend Kristen, and her family, down with us. They loved experiencing all that Lake Cumberland has to offer and have already been on BoatTrader.com since. Ha!
We also bit the bullet and ordered a LilyPad for the kids. It was a huge hit...and takes up a huge amount of space on the boat. ;) So worth it though!
Caleb and Luke
with Kaelyn, Kamryn, and Ethan
We spent a majority of that Saturday afternoon tied up with the houseboats. Uncle Mark scored more points by taking all the kids on jet ski rides. First the boys...
and then the girls!
Lake Cumberland is pulled down as the season goes by and Caleb was the only one brave enough to jump off the waterfall this weekend.
We saw the most beautiful rainbow that evening as we headed back to the marina.
Creed and I left the boys at home with Marshma and Papa and spent the second weekend of September at our first Lake Cumberland Poker Run.
Friday we had some friends take us to Harmon Creek to meet up with Uncle Mark and Aunt Cathy. They had their houseboat out there and we spent the afternoon and evening there.
I thought I saw a lot of boats Friday...
We ended up staying out in Harmon fairly late so that most boats had cleared out. Cathy made a delicious dinner for everyone and then the ride back to the marina was beautiful!
All the race boats were back at the marina that evening.
Nothing could have prepared me for Saturday at Harmon Creek...
(I found this picture online!)
We were tied up in the middle of "the gauntlet" and these are a few pictures I took of some boats circling through. This went on for hours and hours...the parade of boats never stopped!
(I found this picture online!)
We were tied up in the middle of "the gauntlet" and these are a few pictures I took of some boats circling through. This went on for hours and hours...the parade of boats never stopped!
Mark and Cathy went out with a group from their "row" of houseboats, but they were pretty packed on that boat. So, another sweet neighbor let us hitch a ride with them! Love the hospitality! Here is some of our group...
The middle of September brought BIG changes...we (tearfully) said good bye to Misty....
and hello to our new surf boat!
We bought it from Lake Cumberland Marine's satellite store in Taylorsville, so we took it out for a quick test drive at Taylorsville Lake.
Our cousin Nathan, and his wife Katie, live in Las Vegas, so we were beyond excited when they came to visit. This is the 1st time we met our cousin Brady...he is just precious!
Brady, Matteo, Caleb, and Luke
Happy 3rd Birthday, sweet Claire!
Luke went to a birthday party at House of Boom and loved the new layout...we need to go more often. All of my pictures are blurry but he did the zip line at least ten times.
80 degrees the last weekend of September...YES! We figured out the perfect configuration of ballast weight and found our perfect surf wave. We still have a lot to learn but we are loving the new boat so far!
We were out on the water until around 9pm so after the sun went down it got a lot cooler...Luke took advantage of the heater and huddled near it.
While we sure loved Misty and will always cherish the memories of our first family boat, we are excited for what's to come...
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