I am pretty certain that Mitch had a great day yesterday! We started out by going to church, then home to have his favorite breakfast food (waffles with bacon). Then Mitch, Delaney and myself all took a nap while Frances entertained herself (for two hours)! Then it was out on the boat. It was busy out there but Frances insisted that she wanted to try out her wakeboard for the first time. We wanted her to practice wearing it in the water so when she wipes out she knows how to relax and float with it on her feet. She did really great with that. She needs to keep working on flipping herself over from her stomach to her back (most wipeouts will land her on her stomach). She can do it when holding on to the swim deck but not quite out in the open water. So then she says...Now I want to do it back behind the boat! Mitch had her right behind the boat and pulled the rope tight so she could stand up on the edge of the swim deck and get an idea of the posture. Then he had me put the boat at idle speed and she even got a little feel for how the boat will pull her. She felt like she was really doing it and Mitch was thrilled by her enthusiasm! It is scary but I don't doubt that by the end of the summer she will actually be doing it! 
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She looks so tiny on that board!! You'll have to post pictures when she is actually doing it -- which I agree with be very soon. :) I bet Mitch is thrilled.
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