That One Time on the Lake

We have always said that Anna was going to be a water baby. Mark and I were both raised loving the water and the lake. Really, with Nana and Grandpa living on the lake and Gigi and Ru having a house on another lake, the lake is how we spend our summer. And why not? NC is hot in the summer. Last summer we didn't have too much water success with baby Anna Kate. But... she was a baby. This year we seem to be hit or miss. Water table? Love. Baby Pool? So far, hate. Walking in the shallow lake? Love. "Swimming"? Hate.

This past Saturday, Mark had off work and his request was to spend some time at the lake cottage lot. We packed up everything and headed out with high hopes of a nice morning before coming home for nap. Anna Kate was not into it. At all. First I tried wading in with her, but as soon as she got wet the tears came. Then we tried out the paddle board. That went okay, as long as it was Mommy with her. Tried out a baby float. That may have been the low point. It was laughable, but seriously, this girl is going to have to get used to the water! She was, surprisingly, very content sitting in her baby Adirondack chair eating pretzel sticks. Well, I guess the eating part isn't surprising...

She was fairly content during this part of the morning.

"Look at Daddy!"

One of her tricks includes "where is your tongue?". This at least got a smile out of her, even if Mommy looks ridiculous!

Here you can see she has figured out how to not be put down. Dig. In. Fingernails.