an evening at the lake

Last week we decided to take out the boat since it's been just a little neglected. The kids were definitely excited and we decided it would be fun to take it to a new lake, Shawnee Mission Lake. I love that park and have ran many races along the lake's edge. We were excited too because it has a wonderful beach for the kids to play while daddy fishes. Unfortunately we didn't know that you had to have so many permits to fish there! 

So after realizing that fishing there just wasn't going to work out as planned we decided to drive back and visit our trusty Olathe Lake just down the street from us.

When we first arrived the kids spotted a fun pirate boat play structure near the lake and the boys decided they would rather play on that then go fishing with daddy. Sabrina, however, loves fishing and fishing with just daddy was absolutely a blast for her! 

  It wasn't too long after we played on everything that Chase decided that he wanted to be on the boat fishing. Once Chase, Wayne and Sabrina were back on their way, Fisher and Oliver and I decided to visit the beach and watch them fish.
It didn't take long before they both decided that being in the water was way more fun than watching the boats go by!
  It's funny, because whenever we just all pile in the van or truck without a big plan we all assume that we are going on a big adventure. This phase is something the kids like to say as we are driving along finding a fun place to play.

This evening truly turned out being a big adventure.

First, with the changes of the lakes. And second, on our way home our truck decided to breakdown. What normally is a ten minute drive from our house took us forty-five minutes. We slowly drove home with the truck banging and clunking along and our hazard lights blinking. The kids thought it was pretty hilarious and it actually was.

We definitely love our crazy adventures!