The girls and I were feeling a little landlocked this morning so we decided to go to Dundee Park in Windham to rent a paddle boat.

We rented a paddle boat because the kids' leg muscles are in much better shape than their arms are for canoeing right now. We haven't been canoeing at all this year because our friend with the canoe moved out of the area. Not a good excuse I know, but I wanted an easy, stress-free afternoon so I went with what I thought would be easiest for us.

And we did have a great time on that little boat - well worth the $5/hour rental fee we paid. Of course we had the typical paddle boat steering problems (going in circles before getting the hang of the rudder). And because we switched positions several times, everyone had their chance to steer and not get us where we wanted to go - me included.

At one point L. decided to jump off the side to take a little dip.

But G. decided to pull out her book and read for a while.

Then G. decided to take command of the camera and as usual, it was amusing to see what she chose to photograph.