Ordinary Summer Fun

This past weekend we went to a booyah, which is a Northeast Wisconsin tradition of making glorified chicken soup cooked outside in a giant kettle (think 50-gallon drum). Dave's aunt and uncle have a cottage right on a lake, so we spent most of our time in the water.

Both boys had a blast. Teddy spent most of his time on the boats, pretending to drive and hopping between the motor boat and the pontoon boat. He thoroughly enjoyed riding along while other kids went tubing. But then he had his turn riding on the tube behind the boat. Although we joked to his grandma that we were going to let him try by himself, he rode with me, Dave's cousin and her two young kiddos.

Teddy's smiling face pops up from the tube!

For me, these simple moments mean so much. Since we don't have a boat (despite Dave working for Mercury Marine), the opportunity to go tubing is a rare one for a children and such a fun experience. I'm grateful to give Teddy the chance for these "normal" childhood experience.

Often, Teddy's differences are quite noticeable, but he was just one of the kids (albeit chaperoned) enjoying a tube ride. Summer perfection.