Fun on the Mississippi!

What a fun river day! It was a combination of good weather, light river traffic, and good company which made our Mississippi River day perfect. Thanks again to Grandpa Mark and Grandma Bonnie for making the effort to trailer their boat to Winona to meet our family...

And, it was a special "bonus" to have Grandma Clare (G.G.) join us!...

Heading into our chosen sandbar for the day - "Mosquito island" - not named for its infestation of mosquitos (thankfully), but rather, just an oddly named sandbar for whatever reason. We did have a horrible time with the flies on this sandbar however...the only negative thing I can recall from the day.

Enjoying a picnic lunch...

Tubing Mission: Mississippi River (should you choose to accept it) - "hold on tightly, and don't fall off!" Thanks to Grandpa Mark's expert boat driving skills, this mission was completed. Way to go, Jackson, Jessica, and Dad --especially Jess for this being her very first tubing experience!

Look at this big girl! Lia got pretty brave out in that water, wanting to play and splash around in the water independently...up to her waist anyway.

I'd like to add a few pictures of our old boat house (which I took today during our short boat cruise down memory lane) This was built by Grandpa Mark, and is part of some fond childhood memories I have of the river...