Mantua Reservoir

Last Friday (the 26th) we had a day full of laundry, chores, and a picnic lunch followed by date night with Nick.  We have been looking for a fridge for awhile now and knew that around Independence Day brings great sales on appliances.  We narrowed it down to a Samsung French Door fridge, and since we had a 10% off at Home Depot, that is what we ended up with.  We finished our date with dinner at Freddy's Steakburgers.  It was pretty good.  

Saturday, I went for a bike ride and when I got back the younger kids insisted on going on their own ride.  Nick had planned on working all day, but we had been wanting to try out the kayaks we have borrowed from Justin, so he came home a few hours early so we could head to Mantua Reservoir and try them out.  We had scoped it out the night before while we were on our date.  It is a cute little lake that has a small shore, but works perfect for a day outing.

 The kids were beyond excited for Nick to get home so we could leave.  Can you tell from the picture?

 We made it to the lake and the water was the perfect temperature.  It was so pleasant!  The day was SO hot so it was the best way to keep cool!  We had a blast and couldn't wait to back again!!!

 We got home and had chicken for dinner and went to bed early so we could get up for Church on Sunday.  Alivia insisted on sleeping with me, and was such a cutie so I had to take a picture of her cute smile!