Wakeboard Tournament at Lake Arrowhead

We went to watch Joseph's cousin Jake compete in a wake board tournament at Lake Arrowhead this weekend. I haven't been up that way in years. It was very nostalgic, and made me more than a bit sad, to drive through Canton. Just yesterday Kris was telling me yet again how "It's all different. None of this used to be here," in his exaggerated South Georgia drawl. I tried to recreate the experience for Lemuel and Joseph, but it just wasn't the same.

Jake did great in the tournament. He's one of the youngest kids out there and he made both passes without falling, and even managed to sneak in a few tricks! After he finished competing, we all went swimming. For some reason, neither Joseph nor Anica would wear their bathing suits!

The swimming area was just off one of the holes on the golf course. Luckily, no one was playing since it was about 110 degrees! The sand trap made a great playground though!

It was a crappy swimming area. I mean really crappy. There was goose poop everywhere! But Grande and Joseph raked it all up!

Here are Joseph and Grande swimming like crappie fish (get it? That was supposed to be funny!)

We really had a lot of fun! If you ask Joseph, he says he wants to wake board - but he also wanted to jump off the diving board until he found out his hair would get wet! We'll see how he does. Maybe I can get him a shower cap!