Smith Mountain Lake

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Since Little Glen Lake, Michigan wasn't an option this year, we still wanted to get our lake vacation fix.  Being only 2 hours away, we've always wanted to go to Smith Mountain Lake...and now having been, we desperately want to know why we don't hear about more folks going!  We couldn't stay the whole week, so opted for a condo over a house.  We rented a boat all but one day, so the condo amenities allowed us tennis, pool, beach and fishing access on our last day.  

 Enjoying our first evening's view.

Great friends, the Weigleins (our Associate Pastor---Mike---Vail, Matthew's buddy Presley and precious Ella), joined us for the first two days.  Our constant boating consisted of many blow pops (a tradition learned from the Barkers!) and every single possible tubing combination you can imagine.   

What do you do when one child is having a ball trying to stand up and the other is giving you the "slow down" thumbs down??

 Church friends are the BEST friends:-) 

Matthew and Presley are inseparable while Margaret and sweet Ella can't get enough of each other. 

Mike, Matthew and Ella (2) all waving!

  

Killians LOVE Weigleins!

 Everyone plays a role on the boat...driver, spotter, look-out.

 SML may have had a redneck reputation when it was first dammed, but there plenty of money there now....tons of LARGE, beautiful homes on equally large lake front properties. 

We boated nearly the whole lake up to the Bridge for lunch, where they have popcorn and peanut-butter toes spoiled fish---yuk!

My perfect, patient driver.

Our M and M's could have tubed together all day.

 Oh, that face!

My heart (and my shadow---rrrgh.)

 "Matthew's position"...always asking to go again, then assuming his "I'm bored" head resting on his palm position. 

 A little evening reading with our almost 2nd grader.

Time to wake board!  We realized how spoiled we are with Barkers in Michigan...the horse-power of their boat, their various rope lengths, the angle of their rope, etc., but we made the best of it and had a great time....just not many pictures without other adults around.    

Can you see the rainbow Margaret spotted during the storm?

Quite possibly the world's most patient Dad...fishing for HOURS.

When the fishing crew needs a beer but Margaret has been enthusiastically helping with dinner (so of course you don't want to disrupt that), you do what you have to do.