Labor Day on Lake Norman

Friends of ours from church invited us to spend the day with them for Labor Day this year. They rented a house on Lake Norman for the week, and allowed us to share in the fun things to do. What a great time we all had!

Our hosts:

There was a big water trampoline that even Joshua swam to (wearing a life jacket, of course). It wasn't too bouncy, but it was fun!



Joshua preferred the land trampoline at first, until he found out how much fun it was to play in the lake.


They took us for rides in their motor boat:

which could drag the "molecule" behind. As the boat went faster, the ride got rough and it could be difficult to hang on. Some kids really liked a rough ride (like Josiah), but others preferred to just glide behind the boat.
Here is Josiah and a boy from another family preparing to ride the molecule:
See the molecule go:



Sarah collected shells:


and rode in the canoe:



After dinner, we played a rousing game of volleyball by the lake:



And at sunset, Josiah took one more ride on the jet ski, while Rebekah and Sarah tried the knee board behind the motor boat.


Aaah. Sunset on the lake: