On Monday after the weekend visitors had left, we carpooled to the Smith Mountain Lake State Park. The 76 wooden steps from the rental house to the floating dock are prohibitive for Grandmother, so we found a nice sandy public beach for swimming. It was no small feat to get 9 people out of the house at the same time prepared for swimming and lunch.
The beach was thinly populated, with no lifeguard on duty, and the concession stand was closed, but we enjoyed the warm and relatively shallow water. There was even a "launch pad" with a curvy slide right into the water! A few of us threw around a Nerf football in chest-high water (above left), and unfortunately, Dear Husband and I neglected to reapply sunscreen after a picnic lunch and suffered sunburns on our arms and torsos.
The family that plays together stays together! After everyone had had a siesta, it was time to play games: Ticket to Ride and Nefarious. I won the golden ticket twice! And DH conquered the world, the first time he thinks he has won that game. Dinner was ham, beer bread, and curried fruit.
Then it was time for reading by the lake while those with licenses fished. A few little ones were caught, but not the big one that kept sucking worms off the hooks. These cell phone photos cannot do justice to the pinks and blues of the sunset.
Despite the heat, we have a lot of fun...
It was a wonderful week at the lake with my family. All of them were ready to help me when I needed. One of those problems was getting me out of the HOT Tub. It took two of the guys to accomplish it. Kudos to all of you. Love, Mom
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