We took a break from our many projects for some family fun on
Sunday. We packed up a picnic cooler,
grabbed our bag of inflatable pool toys we'd picked up at Wal-Mart the day
before, tossed the sunscreen into my purse and hopped into the car for a quick
15 minute ride to the beach.
Our beach is a man made swimming and recreation area beside the
dam. Sandy Point is a nice place to take
your family with plenty of sand, shade trees, grassy areas and picnic
tables. The Boise greenbelt goes right
up to it for people far more ambitious than we are to walk, roller blade or
bike out there.
We spread out a blanket and got busy exercising our lungs to get
our air mattresses and donuts blown up.
After suncreening up we hit the water and had a blast.
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All blown up & ready to play! |
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We couldn't have asked for nicer weather |
We took a break for a little food, then back in we went.
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Three bathing beauties |
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All preening & fluffing after a nice swim |
A family of geese joined us and we were literally swimming with
them. I had no idea geese like to swim
and frolic like that and they didn't seem the slightest bit bothered by our
presence. It made for great
entertainment watching them dive under water and even log roll around. They were having every bit as much fun as we
were.
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Another family came to join us |
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So much fun! |
After a few hours we loaded our floatables into the car and headed
back home. We'll be back again soon I'm
sure. With this place so close to our
house and our state parks pass on our car windshield we really have no good
excuse not to.
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We actually got these to fit in the car |
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We are so lucky to live near some wonderful recreational areas like these |
It was so nice to take a break and bob along in the water for
awhile to relax and enjoy some good family time.
That makes me want to go find a beach.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet! It was very nice.
DeleteSounds like it was a lovely day. These are some of the fun times you and your girls will treasure. Take care and keep making beautiful memories!
ReplyDeleteThanks Crystal. Will do! :0)
DeleteWhat a wonderful place to visit! I'm sure it is busy in the summer time.
ReplyDeleteIt can be so Sunday before lunch is a good time to go.
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