Thursday, May 31, 2007

Row Row Row your Boat...


One of our neighbors had this old rowboat on the side of his house. He hadn't touched it in many years. He wanted to get rid of it and Tim instantly claimed it.
When Tim was a boy, he spent a lot of time at his Grandparent's lake. They had a rowboat just like this one. So, this boat is a stroll down memory lane for him. He has very fond memories of rowing around his Grandparent's lake fishing. Now this old boat has a new lease on life. These are some pictures of Tim and Eli testing out the boat to see if it still floats. It does!!

27 comments:

D & S said...

What a great thing to do! Looks like your family is going to have a great time with the boat.

kitchu said...

That looks SO relaxing. Can I come over?

dawn said...

Ummm, glad it floats!

What a wonderful time for Eli and his daddy to share.

Kim said...

The boys look like they are having a blast.. How fun that would be..
Kim

Roy and Lori said...

Looks like a very fun summer!

Sugar Cookies And Hope said...

Cuteness! We have two kayaks (one for me and one for Joel). Unfortunately, they are single seaters, so K. won't be able to ride with either of us. When she gets older, though, I'm sure she will use the yaks.

Middle-Aged Moi said...

Ah...nothing like a row on the lake!

Steffie B. said...

Love it, love it, love it!

Deb said...

AHHHH! Now that is slowing down life a little. I need to learn to do this more.....

Liz and Ava said...

Looks great...makes me want to be at the cottage right now!

cougchick said...

Just plain cool. That's all I got...

Mardi said...

What wonderful memories will be made in this boat. Enjoy!

Alyson and Ford said...

Looks just like our row boat when I was growing up on a lake in Maine! At one time we had a 5 1/2 HP outboard on it too! Such fun.
Enjoy!
Alyson
LID 01/27/06

Unknown said...

What a sweet picture!

Anonymous said...

Ohhh is that a cute picture. How fun. I used to go fishing w/ my Grandma on Lake St. Helen in MI when I was little on a boat just like that. Brings back great memories. Eli will cherish that time w/ his Daddy.

Tracy said...

Just looking at those pictures makes me relaxed!

jeanette said...

precious pictures!

Amy said...

What a dream!

4D said...

Good stuff! The 2nd generation will now have wonderful memories of their own.

Keep smilin!

PandaMom said...

So sweet!

Rachael said...

They look adorable together.

Elise said...

Looks heavenly...reminds me of when my girls were little, we lived on an island and took a boat to our home. Fun on a sunny day but not so great when loading two toddlers and a boat load of grocries;)

t~ said...

It looks like 2 boys that are in heaven!! I'd love to have a row boat or canoe, the hubs thinks I'm crazy..... (the jury is still out on that one) ;0)

Elizabeth said...

So very special. I'll be over for dinner tonight. I like pizza, fish or sushi. Later I'd like to go out on the lake too. K?

Jewels of My Heart said...

What a treasure. Your photos are beautiful as they are capturing a priceless moment in time shared with a Father and his son. Life is sweet.

JMCS said...

What wonderful pictures.

Hugs,
Jonni

Anonymous said...

I was just wondering if Tim remembers being a little older than Elijah in this picture....when he and his mom went for a boat ride on grandpa Girvin's lake. Tim held up an object and ask "What's this mommy?" It was the "drain plug" from the boat!!! Needless to say, our feet got a little wet and I quickly rowed to shore..Love mom