The Mighty Minnow!

We have a new boat! We are super excited because our new boat, named The Mighty Minnow, will allow us to enjoy the river in a way we haven't been able to yet. Our trusty Gheenoe was just too small for the four of us to enjoy for longer trips. Now we have a Carolina Skiff and are loving it! In fact we were loving it so much this weekend that we spent almost 10 hours on it! Here are the girls lovin' The Mighty Minnow..

They each have their own seat next to each other, and mommy gets to sit next to daddy too (instead of in single file like on the Gheenoe). It takes us a little while to make our way down the Wekiva towards the St Johns, but I really don't mind since the scenery is so beautiful.

On Saturday I noticed that the girls were getting a little restless towards the end of our trip, so I knew I had to come up with a trick to keep them more entertained for our Sunday adventure. I created a River Bingo card for each of them so they would be on the lookout for items they could cross off their papers. It actually worked out really well and kept them looking and excited about all they were seeing. Unfortunately, they DID get to cross off the one picture I had hoped they wouldn't .. a rain storm. But despite the rain, they were troopers and the bimini top game in very handy.

Here's a closer look at the BINGO sheet. It had things like animals, boats, people, signs, and other items you might see on a boat trip. I think next time I'll try to make a more educational one for them so they can start to learn the names of the birds we see on our boating trips.