4 of July on the Willamette River... where in we sunk.

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These are the pictures that I snapped on my sister in law's phone while we were sinking/being pulled to shore/being rescued by Uncle Erik's friend Ed and his family. 

To make a long story short... we hit some rocks. Boats are not meant to hit rocks. Papa took very good care of us, and Erik, I hope your foot did not break in any more places then it already had when you ran to get Ed. And Ed... well... Ed it awesome.

Papa, pretty cool under pressure, pulling 2/3 of his girls to shore (the rest had stayed on shore)

Girls keeping their cool while putting on shoes in case they have to jump ship.

do you see Tif standing in all that water? We were about half full when they showed up.

While our day didn't turn out exactly as we planned... it was a good day.
Some more than providential timing that brought us all back safely.
I wish I had a picture of our police escort up the Willamette though....
Maybe next year.... (just kidding)

Uncle Erik and Ed come to save the day.