After she got over hating her life jacket, Abby decided that riding on a boat was pretty fun. She especially liked when Grandpa Scott showed her how to drive the boat and she spent a lot of time practicing driving while we were anchored for the fishermen. She also tried some fishing, but we didn't catch anything with her "Dora, Dora, Dora" pole - she sang Dora three times each time we got the pole out.
She had a lot of fun on the boat. She enjoyed checking the pail for the fish that were caught and practicing saying fish and counting to three, which was the most fish we ever had in the pail at once. Abby can count to three now, thanks to Grandma Jennie for helping her learn that. The only problem is that she can't say one yet, so someone else has to start the counting for her.
Along with the fishing and boating, Abby had a good time swimming in the Blind Sucker River, which we camped along. She jumped right in with her clothes on at least once. She is getting really confident with water. She even righted herself after she tumbled in while walking in knee deep water. She got totally soaked, but didn't even cry.
Today we are still working on cleaning up and unpacking. It is a load to do with a super helper. Hopefully by the end of the day we will have the laundry done.
Okay... this would have been cuter in focus, but you get the point. They had a fun time riding in the hammock
We just got back from an impromptu weekend camping trip and it was wonderful. Steve only had two patients scheduled for Friday, so he cancelled them and we spent the weekend at the Blind Sucker River Flooding soaking up nature (and some rain last night). We always seem to forget at least one thing when we go camping, and this trip was no exception. It was not fun to blow the air mattresses up without the pump, but we managed (somehow... taking turns to avoid passing out). Abby had a great time enjoying nature and learning how to live with no toys or t.v. She was ready to go back to her house after about 24 hours. 
