THE COLTRANE FAMILY: CURRENT RIVER

THIS PAST WEEKEND WE WENT TO VAN BUREN MISSOURI TO CURRENT RIVER! WE HAVE BEEN GOING THERE EVERY SUMMER SINCE I WAS ABOUT 15 OR SO I THINK! ITS SO MUCH FUN AND RELAXING TO JUST GET ON A TUBE AND FLOAT DOWN THE RIVER. THIS YEAR WAS A LIL DIFFERENT FOR ME THOUGH! GENE HAD TO WORK THIS WEEKEND AND MY MOM AND SISTER AND FAMILY WAS GOING TO CURRENT RIVER FOR THE WEEKEND AND THEY KNEW I WAS GOING TO BE BY MYSELF AT HOME ALL WEEKEND SO THEY ASKED ME AND THE KIDS TO GO WITH THEM! I SAID WHAT THE HECK, EVEN IF WE JUST SIT IN THE CABIN ALL WEEKEND WHILE EVERYONE ELSE FLOATS! SEE, THE RIVER IS DANGEROUS IN PLACES AND ME AND GENE PROBABLY WONT LET OUR KIDS FLOAT DOWN THE RIVER UNTIL THEY ARE ABOUT 18 YEARS OLD! EMILY AND ADAM ENDED UP NOT FLOATING AT ALL AND JUST WENT DOWN TO THE RIVER WITH ME AND THE KIDS. WE FOUND A SHALLOW SPOT WHERE THE RIVER WASN'T MOVING AS FAST AND JUST SPENT ABOUT 4 HOURS PLAYING WITH THE KIDS! THE WATER IS ICE COLD SO I THOUGHT THE KIDS MIGHT NOT LIKE IT! UM....WRONG! THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT !!! CARTER WAS A LIL SCARED AT FIRST BUT QUICKLY WARMED UP TO IT AND JAYCIE OF COURSE WASN'T SCARED THE SECOND SHE GOT IN! SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY IF I WOULD HAVE JUST THREW HER IN AND LET HER GO! WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND I CANT WAIT TO GO BACK NEXT YEAR AND HOPEFULLY GENE WILL BE ABLE TO GO TOO! ENJOY THE PICTURES!

FIRST TIME THE GOT IN!

CARTER AND BOO BOO

JAE AND DA

SHE LOVED IT!!!

HAVIN FUN WITH MOMMY

ME AND CARTER

OH YEA ANOTHER THING, YOU HAVE TO WEAR SHOES IN THE WATER BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING BUT ROCKS EVERYWHERE!

EMILY SAID THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT FAMILY PICTURE IF WE WERE A FAMILY. LOL !

PLAYING AT THE RIVER WORE THE KIDS OUT AND THEY FELL ASLEEP ON THE WAY BACK TO THE COTTAGE! WAKING UP AFTER A NICE LONG NAP!

CARTER WAKING UP AFTER HIS NAP

THE RIVER ALSO MAKES YOU HUNGRY, RIGHT PAWPAW?

ITS A TRADITION TO GO TO JOLLY CONE AND GET ICE CREAM! THE KIDS RIDING THE HORSE WHILE WAITING FOR THEIR ICE CREAM! I GOT ON THAT THING WITH THEM. I FOUND OUT IM NOT SO SMALL ANYMORE! LOL!

SECOND DAY AT THE RIVER

MOM AND ADAM JUST CHILLIN

PAW PAW AND CARTER FISHING! THEY HAD A BLAST!

CASEY CHILLIN IN THE WATER WITH THAT SNAKE WE SAW! LOL

THE SUN DOES NOT LIKE ADAM AT ALL SO HE HAS TO PUT SUN SCREEN ON AND KEEP HIS SHIRT ON AND PUT AN UMBRELLA OVER HIM AND HE STILL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE SUN BURNT AT THE END OF THE DAY! LOL! POOR ADAM!