Pics for the First Boat Ride

[EricG]

This weekend I finally was able to get my Son (Jake - 14 months) out for his first boat ride. It was typical Seattle August weather (60 degrees and cloudy)...but we bundled up and tooled around the lake a bit.
He LOVED it! We were worried that he would be afraid, but the more the boat rocked, the more fun he was having...I was a very proud father! Of course, Grandpa made us take a ride in his boat too... I think he enjoyed it as well...:)

[olredalert]

------Just think how big his smile will be when you take him in the DONZI!!!.........Just Mr.Bill

[Lenny]

Bill, the first two shots are the Donzi.

Eric, that throttle looks a bit far down ;)

Very nice. :yes:

[thriller]

He will be hooked. Great feel good stuff that some families never get to experience. I take it Mom was out of town:)

MM

[yeller]

That's what it is all about. Enjoying the boat with those you love. :angel:

[ITTLFLI]

Very cool! My 2 year old loves the boats.....er...well anything that goes "vroom"!!

[olredalert]

-----As usual, Lenny, you are right as rain. I looked too closely at the third picture........Oh Nooooooo,,,Mr.Bill

[Carl C]

That is a lucky boy! I had to discover my love of boating on my own and I was over 30:(.

[dr]

Those are some great shots, thanks for sharing…but you have no idea how much you will cherish them 20-30 years from now

I’m 58, my daughter is 27 and consumed with her life, career, and my father passed away 4 years ago…we grew up boating but unfortunately I only have a few photo’s of us boating together like that…

[EricG]

I take it Mom was out of town:)
MM

Nope...Mom was there too... :wink:

Thanks all for the kind words...I was really shocked at my emotional reaction to his enjoying it so much...who knew:yes:

[Cuda]

Some of my very first memories are of me in the boat with my dad. He's 82 now.

[Lenny]

You know, good point. :yes: I was with my Dad in a boat all but everyday since I was 6. I do not have any pics of him whatsoever in regards to this. I have one of him in my X-18 when I bought it off of Byron.

He is still alive. I should get my $hit together. :yes:

[chrisc2]

Don't be shocked Eric. He digs it because his Dad and Mom do. His grandpa does also. He is likely following your lead, and that is a happy place to be. The best in fact. At that age it is much easier to get them 'onboard' with whatever you are doing. Some might call it brainwashing! I had my boys out on the same lake a few months sooner than you with the same result. Way to go!

[dr]

My daughter was born on June 12 and she was in the boat (a small Sea Ray Cruiser) that same season…my wife had her in a ‘water baby’ class her first winter…the ONLY problems we ever had resulting from this was her over confidence and getting her to wear a life preserver and her taunting us for being timid to jump off the cliffs with her at age 6 or so..…