We love living in Big Lake. Silvio built a canoe holder for his 4-wheeler. There is a good sized lake practically in our backyard. We took the canoe down, with Charlie and paddled around the lake. We didn't think Charlie would swim because even though he's a water dog, he hates to get his back wet. But, alas, he swam. We paddled around the edge of the lake so he could be with us and suddenly he just jumped in and began swimming around. I was very excited. We managed to pretend the mosquitoes weren't swarming us so we could enjoy the blue sky, quiet, and time together.