A Summer of Weddings and Boating

Belated congrats to Michael and Crystal who married at the end of July and, more timely, congrats to Simone and Johnny who had a Canadian wedding ceremony and reception last weekend (they got married in Austria last March)! And that brings us to the end of the six weddings we attended this summer. While we doubt Silas will miss getting dressed up and shushed quiet for the weddings, it was a pleasure to be at each one. We delight in the commitments our friends have vowed to.




We have also had a blast boating this summer. We bought a Malibu 180, a "family run around" boat back in July and have relished the fun of living on the lake with a boat. It is awesome inviting friends over before work or on the weekend for a morning ski (or wakeboard or wakeskate) and hitting up water calmer than glass. Or going out for a quick rip after dinner. Or tossing my brother or Austrian niece around on the tube like rag dolls. And who could ever forget Seth Stimpson being dragged as a human "torpedo"? I've learned to 180 on the wakeskateboard, but Josh with his ollies and frontside/backside 180s and 360s in and over the wake is the one to be admired.



As for Silas, he's a pretty big fan of the boat too. He gets pumped up when we reach for his lifejacket. He jumps wild with excitement on the driver's seat as we get going and he "helps" Dad steer. Every so often the boat's vibrations will lull him to sleep and he will pass out for a nap, but he is usually happiest when yelling at us for having our hands on his steering wheel and when attempting to access that elusive throttle.