Baby on Board

Sophia had another first last weekend - her first boat ride. Our neighbors have a houseboat which is docked just a few miles away on the Sacramento river. They've invited us on the boat several times, but this is the first time we've actually been able to join them.
We motored up the Sacramento river for about 45 minutes and anchored just past the confluence where the Sacramento and American rivers join. The two rivers are totally different colors, so you can vividly see where they meet.
During the ride, Shannon and Riley took turns holding Sophia and giving her lots of hugs and kisses.

While the rest of us enjoyed the view from the deck, Ian and Elizabeth stayed inside the cabin watching Barney videos and munching on Doritos. They peeked outside frequently in the hopes that they might see the Ice Cream Boat cruise by, and to ask us repeatedly when we thought the Ice Cream Boat would come by.
After we anchored, the guys threw out several fishing lines. Our neighbors fish almost every weekend, but this is the first time I've ever seen Will fish. He just used a hotdog as bait, and several minutes later, he reeled in the biggest striped bass our neighbors had ever seen anyone catch on the river.
Gary reeled in the only other fish caught that day using one of his expensive lures.

Will, Gary and Riley swam over to a nearby beach and took turns jumping off a rope swing. Will was confident he swung higher than everybody else, but a guy from another boat did a backflip which was impossible to beat.
We had so much fun spending the day together as a family. And Sophia even took a 2 hour nap in the Pack n Play, which was icing on the cake!
Has anyone ever heard that you should rub a beer bottle on a teething baby's gums?
I haven't either, but it seemed to work for Sophia!