Malcolm and Julie Visit - Summer '11 (pt. 1)

I would like to start by saying that Julie was indeed a part of this week. She did not just provide transportation for Malcolm and then do nothing as the photos you will see imply. She was however, the one who took the pictures. This is why you will rarely if ever see her in the pictures below.

Malcolm and Julie came to visit for a whole week this summer and we had a TON of fun. I cannot comment on the trip here as I was not a part of it but......it did include a bit of a "detour" but once they arrived we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We began the week by fishing at Abbott Lake at the Peaks of Otter. It was foggy but a wonderful cool morning as the ranger helped Malcolm put together his came pole and then put the line and hook on.

 He loved it but absolutely HATED the gross parts.

This is where we found out how much I love him. While his Aunt Julie hid behind the camera (and various people) I braved the worms, fish and dangerously swinging fishing pole with a big nasty hook on the end of it.

And he caught 3 fish! 

 After this we went to see Josiah at his football scrimmage where Malcolm enjoyed seeing Josiah "take people out".

On Sunday after church we went to Smith Mountain Lake to a great swimming location that Jon and I found on a trail. It is free and Sammy is allowed to swim as well! There were some very nice people there who let Malcolm and Josiah try out their boogie board. They really seemed to enjoy it!

Sammy signaled when he had had enough by rolling in the sand. *sigh*

We finished out this exhausting day with a game of Memory that Sammy disrupted

and Malcolm and Josiah wrestled.

This is just the first 2 days of the visit. I'll update more of the trip later!