Canoeing down the Fox

Who says a woman that's 29 weeks pregnant can't go canoeing for 5 hours down a river? That's exactly what Dave and I did today with a group of friends. Luckily, most of the trip was spent letting the river take us with the current, but at one point, everyone decided it would be fun to race down the river...actually, I think the boys decided that they wanted to see who could win this made up race (after having a few brews). The girls decided next time we should all canoe together and then let the boys canoe so they could play their games. Overall it was a pretty nice day for a canoe ride down the river, not too hot. Although I think most of us were ready for the trip to end, as sitting in a canoe definitely is butt-numbing after a while! I'm quite sure that next year Baby could be put in the baby seat and join us...although we should probably wait a few years before we attempt canoeing with Baby.

Here are photos of everyone. Note that Dave was pretty insistent that I wear my life jacket the whole time, until it just got too hot for me. At that point, we had all the men promise to jump in to save me if I happened to fall in during the trip. I must tell you too that I think most of the trip was in water that was no more than 3 feet high...but Dave wanted to ensure that Baby and I would be safe - what a good husband and future daddy!