Fun on the water

Today is the 2nd time Jenny had been on the boat. The weather has not been very cooperative this year. So far, we only went out twice with our boat. Jenny was very excited the first time, but I did not have my camera with me. Last time we went to Lake Michigan. Anna and Jenny kept saying "faster, faster!". They loved the speed and joy of bounce over waves! Their command fits Dad's desire. Once getting in the boat, he acts like a teenager:). I am the only one who cries over speed.
Today we went to Lake Michigan again, but the waves were too high. We immediately turned around and spent most of the afternoon in the Macatawa Bay. It was quiet area. We could swimming and tubing. Anna and Jenny loved the excitement of tubing. They screamed with every bumps over the waves. There were times they bounced so hard that they kept bouncing onto each other. I suggested that they do separately. Anna immediately refused. She said she did not want Jenny to be afraid. She became a very protective sister. Last year, Anna had tubed with the boys. She went on a few times on her own. She knew how scary it might be if you fell off the tube.
We developed a sign language while tubing. Thumb up means to go faster, thumbs down means to go slower and cross arm means to stop. Most of the time they both asked for faster, but a few time, Jenny had her thumb down, but Anna had her thumb up. Jenny is still a beginner, but she surely enjoyed every bit of it!
We are having fun with the girls, but we miss the boys too. They both are at Gerber Boyscout Camp working as youth counselors. Joshua has been there for 6 weeks and Toby has been there for 3 weeks. They both will be there for another 2 weeks. Joshua is quite independent. He only came home twice. Toby has been home three times. This weekend, he was home for his friend, Drew Coffin's Court of Honor. They have been friends since elementary school.
We hope we can go more tubing again this year. We hope the boys will be home soon so we can go with them. It would be more fun to have them with the girls!