Tubes and Toddlers (Best Vacation Ever, Day 2)

The next day, after careful consideration and several mimosas, sanestperson and I decided to brave the lake once more with mimosas.

Her brother-in-law was the designated boat driver and her neice, nephew, and nephew's friend also joined us.

The kids arrived and said hello. By hello, I mean they started screaming uncontrollably and climbing all over me and the couch I was sitting on. We set up sort of an assembly line, the kids would run behind the couch, climb up on the back of it, then upon my back, and I would flip them over onto the floor and the pattern would set itself up again. They were having fun, and I had had enough mimosas to find it highly entertaining as well.

Eventually Nephew decided to sit down next to me and try to pinch my arm as hard as he could under the pretense of giving me shots:

Nephew: I'm giving you shots (attempts to pinch me as hard as he can, which is not very hard at all)

Me: You're giving me shots? Well, thank you, shots are good. They keep me from getting sick and make me better if I get sick.

Nephew: I'm giving you shots. (still trying his darndest to pinch me hard and not really hurting me at all)

Me: That's good, now I won't get sick, thank you for the shots. I feel good already.

Nephew: (looks at me and smiles) I'm not really a doctor.

Me: What!?! You're not really a doctor? But I let you give me all those shots!!

He smiled and shook his head at me, and then shrugged and walked away.

I ran after him and gave him a good tickling as punishment for impersonating a medical professional. I think he learned his lesson.

We all piled into the boat and I went tubing for the first time in my life. So. Much. Fun! I was giggling practically the whole time I was on the tube, and giggled even more when I was thrown from the tube. It was totally worth the incredibly sore muscles and heaps of bruises that progressed over the next few days.

PSA: When tubing, make sure to tighten whatever you are using to cover your bum, since hitting the water at semi-high velocity will take bathing suit bottoms right off if you're not careful.