Our Weekend on the Water

When Aidan was just five days old, he celebrated his first Christmas. One of the gifts he received from his Grandpa May (maybe the most important gift, if you'd ask Grandpa May) was his life jacket. Grandpa (and Grandma, too) are avid boaters. Just last year, they upgraded to a twenty-four foot Sea Ray which they aptly named the "Summer Passion."

Aidan spent this weekend with his Grandma and Grandpa May (as well as Mommy & Daddy) at Alexandria Bay in the Thousand Islands. Grandpa May has been waiting (and waiting and waiting some more) for the day to come when Aidan was ready to take his very first boat ride.

We had a fantastic time - the weather was fantastic and the company was even better. We were able to enjoy a few boat rides... The rocking motion lulled Aidan to sleep on more than one occasion, but after a few quick naps, he woke right back up and enjoyed the scenery. He especially loved watching the wake in the back of the boat... He is so fascinated by water -- maybe he'll be a marine biologist twenty years from now.

Since the day Aidan was born, he has been named the "co-captain" of the Summer Passion. Being the co-captain definitely has it's perks. One of them includes driving the boat! Grandpa let Aidan drive the boat - not once, but twice - over the weekend. Before we know it, Aidan is going to be teaching Mommy and Daddy how to drive the boat!

We stopped at Canoe Point, on Grindstone Island, and took a little dip. The water was very cold but Aidan was a trooper and swam with us.

We enjoyed a nice picnic dinner after our swim and Aidan showed Grandma and Grandpa how proficient he is with his pincer grasp - he ate some Gerber Puffs while we ate dinner. He also melted his Mommy's heart when he picked a flower for me -- little did he know, it tickles when it touches your nose!

We were also lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the Poker Run in action, which was really neat to watch. Aidan quite enjoyed the loud engines as they zipped right by us at a speedy one hundred miles per hour!

We're looking forward to many more weekends out on the water with Grandma and Grandpa =)