A Day at Lake Tiak O'Khata

Last weekend, we went ot Lake Tiak O'Khata in Louisville which is only about 25 miles from Starkville. I think that we have definetly uncovered a treasure on a fun family thing to do around here! They have a sand beach on the lake and part of the lake is roped off to keep the funky stuff out and make it a good swim area. Believe me, neither Will nor I would have gone swimming in some nasty lake water! :) Anyway, there was a really nice kiddie area with a water spout for the little ones to run under and a big slide. Will took a little time to warm up to the water and wasn't so sure about his footing on the sandy bottom, but after about 30 minutes, he got brave and started letting go of me and Dan to walk around in the water. Then, once he was comfortable, it was on! He played and played.






We brought a picnic lunch and got out of the sun for a little while to eat. Will and I then threw some bread to the fish...He got a good arm on it, but sadly most of the bread he threw never made it off the shore! Oh well, he thought he was doing great!




Then, back to the swim area. Dan and I looked at each other around 2:00 and made the mistake of saying, "Man, he is really doing well and doesn't seem to be getting tired yet." At about 2:08, he pitched a fit over not being able to go underneath the slide and we looked at each other and simultaneously declared that it was time to go! We got all the sand washed off by the hardest and made our way to the car. It was not long after we got on the road back home that Will was out! We transfered him to bed when we got home and he slept until 5:00 when I finally woke him up so that he would go back to sleep that night.
It was some much needed fun family time together before the big move coming this weekend. I think we all enjoyed ourselves!!

Here is a video of me and Will going down the slide. I think I was having as much fun as he was! :)