Canoeing on Baker Lake

We stopped for lunch at a little spit. I'm glad the grass hadn't grown back yet, or it may have been a little wet!
I was amazed that I still fit into a life vest even being seven months pregant!

Yeah for cameras that have timers! (even though Josh has his eyes closed...)

I insisted on going canoeing at a beach where we could have a little fire so I could have smores. It's summer, right?

Josh was a good daddy-to-be and roasted my marshmellows so I (and baby) didn't have to smell too much of the smoke.

We actually got to see Baker! It was beautiful.

Much easier heading back with no more wind and little lake white caps!

We went Clamming.

I've gotta tell you, I really enjoy the fact that my in-laws live on the water, and have a beach and tide flats. During the summer I make the most of it by doing as much crabbing as I can. So when the sun broke a few weeks ago... OK, maybe it just stopped raining for a moment, either way... I got the urge to get outdoors and doing something fun, and different.

I found out that if you go clamming on tide flats that belong to your family, there is no limit to the amount you can take home. So off Xica and I went... It ended up being colder out there then we thought it would be, so Xica was glad her coat still fit over her pregnant belly. I ended up finding lots of horse clams in no time.

That night we had some really good home made clam chowder, and some really good deep fried clam strips!

If you aren't careful, they'll squirt you. I got it in the eye... it wasn't pleasant.

I love the views down there and the peace and quiet found on the beach.