Birthday Party at the Lake

We celebrated Chloe's 13th Birthday Party at the Lake. We planned it out carefully scheduling the day and time around soccer games, and family being in town. We had rented and paid for paddle boards, bought and prepared food, and lots more. Then the day of the party came and it was windy not just a little breeze but considerably so. Chloe did not want to postpone it or reschedule. She just wanted to go with it wind and all. We decided okay the girls will have fun no matter what. 

We got there and we actually ended up getting a great spot in a secluded cove. The wind wasn't horrible, but bad enough that we couldn't set up any of the decorations or set out the food, but other than that it was doable. 

The kids all started having fun kayaking (we bought Chloe a kayak for her birthday), paddle boarding, floating on Grandma Tawny's inflatable duck (that was her birthday present), and just playing in the water. 

After awhile we called them in to eat and then they went back out for round two. That's when things go a little scary. The wind had picked up by then, and two of the girls headed out in the kayak. A couple things the kayak is not meant for two so it was taking on water, and also the wind was stronger than them, so before we knew it they were out too far and couldn't get back. Landon paddled out on the paddle board to help them and sent them in but found the canoe so full of water he couldn't lift it out and get it turned around. Then I went out to try and help him. Even with two of us we couldn't get the kayak up and we just kept getting pushed further and further out. That is when a boat happened by and we were able to flag them down for help. The got us both in the boat as well as the kayak and both paddle boards, and they took us back to the beach.

 We were so lucky no one was hurt and also that we saved the kayak. Landon and I were pretty close to letting it just sink to the bottom. After that the girls swam a little more before we headed home. Even despite the little incident everyone had fun and I think Chloe had a great birthday celebration.