Paddleboarding

Melissa has been wanting to go Paddle Boarding and Denya is here for the 24th of July holiday in Utah, so we loaded up the boards and the kayaks and went to the Aurora Reservior. Austin brought his sports umbrella and we claimed a spot on the beach.

There is a swimming area roped off and they even have lifeguards! But it isn't very big and it was very crowded! We didn't dare take our eyes off the kids for even a second. We were glad we had life jackets for them.

The reservoir was fabulous for paddle boarding and kayaking! It is big and roomy and pretty smooth.This was Landon's first time and it didn't take long before he loved it as much as I do.

See that smile of joy? I'm going to have everyone in the family hooked on paddle boarding!

Landon and Megan took their kids for little ride, and of course they loved it! We are going to have a family of water lovers if I have anything to do with it.

We had a picnic lunch that included puppy chow of course! When the kids were younger and we went to the pool, we always took puppy chow. Yum!

Dagny and Lincoln loved the wagon! 

Claire and Camille wanted to go along on the paddleboards, so Denya took Claire

and Melissa took Millie. They were brave enough to stand up and they had such good balance they didn't even tip the paddleboards!

I'm not sure what happened to Austin here. Maybe he lost his balance or maybe Melissa had something to do with it. Maybe he joked her one too many times, and she needed revenge.

Either way he managed to get himself back on. He insists this isn't his first time to paddleboard. When the Collins reunion used to be at Granita Park, there were surf boards that the kids would play on. Austin says it's the same thing, they just didn't stand up with an oar, so he considers himself a practiced paddleboarder.

Austin and Melissa were considering going out together when, true to Colorado summers when the weather changes on a dime, a big wind came up and some storm clouds were blowing in and that ended our day on the water. It was a super fun day and we're already talking about when we can go again.