Boating with my Family

We have a huge lake in our backyard and we love to go boating. My cousins have a Sea-Ray, which is a really fast boat. One day, I was the captain because Dad let me drive. In front of me was a wavy, rippled lake that stretched on for miles. I could hear other boat engines as they came by and I could hear my family talking as I drove. As I drove, big waves splashed on us and all over my Uncle Nathan – the water was surprisingly chilly, but the warm sun that beat down on our skin made that feel refreshing. I had a blast driving the boat all around the lake, and almost as much fun when we stopped so we could all jump in to swim. My cousin Megan jumped in first and I was soon after her.  I was a little nervous about the animals that would be swimming around me that I couldn’t see, but then I put on my goggles and dipped my head under water and saw that it was only little plants growing up from the bottom of the lake.  As I type this and watch the snow coming down outside of my window, I long to be on the lake boating again with my family.  Summer can’t get here fast enough!