Kayaking at Payson Lake

Salem Pond was closed this year, so we had to find a new lake to go kayaking in. Through much work of grandpa van der Horst, we finally decided on Payson Lake. It was so beautiful- again reminding me of living in the northwest, had several private little alcoves for families to claim as their base, our base was nice and shady with two rock walls (built in chairs for lunch), and had rocks to keep the kids entertained when they weren't in the kayaks. Overall it was great! Thanks mom and dad vdh!
(left)Amy and Nathan(right) mom and dad

(left) Tim, Laura, Nathan, Jonathan, and Matthew (right) Claire waiving at grandparents

(right) Clarie's first ride on the kayak (left) chasing after ducks with mom

(left) Many of us tried using the kayaks as gondolas. It was fun to have races this way.

I was in love with the surroundings, there is something so peaceful and serene to be surrounded by majestic pines! Its crazy how much I love pine trees. Thank goodness we have Christmas, so that even if we live somewhere where there is no pines nearby, I can still be reminded of their beauty at Christmas time.