5 Special Years with my family…and no group picture…but this year was a little different. We were missing some family members this year. Heather was due with their first baby girl the same week as Lake Powell, so probably not a good idea for Jake & Heather to come to Lake Powell. She ended up having the baby right as we pulled into Salt Lake after the trip. Since we had some room (and without Jake’s boat—needed another boat) and because they are great fun, we invited our good friends Maren & Jared Hill to join us this year. We had a great time! The boys especially loved having their best friends with them.
Colton & Preston on the back of the boat during the LONG trip to Page, AZ. It is an 11-12 hr trip…
The kids were much braver this year. They rode the tubes and banana (finally!)
They ALL went down the slide, including 16 month old Cordell and Anna…until Pop was the one to go down with her and he lost her. She went under a little longer than she did with mommy, so she was done. :) Way to ruin her bravery, Pop! J/K.
But the BIG NEWS on Bravery this year is COLTON!!! He went wakeboarding. He tried at least 5 times…and got up, too. Before we know it, he’ll be out riding the rest of us.
Every one can always find something they LOVE to do at Lake Powell. They are NEVER bored. Moms love it.
Bryson was our little flagger for all the Wake-skate, Surfing, and Wakeboarding crashes.
Colton was our fisherman.
Pop was the girl's’ favorite lap. London & Anna.
Uncle Curt was the best entertainment for the two BFFs. Ummm…reading smut magazines may not be the best place to start with these two girls. :)
Nana the best mechanic. She had to use her tiny hands to fix our generator. Greasy hands are a good look for you, mom.
Anna, the turtle rider.
Daddy got to use a “I need to give my back a rest” day at Lake Powell for reading an entire book.
(Hunger Games for those who care)
After successfully getting up on a wake skate on his 1st try and playing hard wakeboarding, tubing, surfing, and wake-skating…I guess he deserved a ‘rest’ day.
One day we ventured on a hike high above the bay where we were camped. (see house boat in the middle—in a perfect little alcove)
Hiker Noah
Hiker Bryson
On Sunday, we took our Sunday “drive” into Antelope Canyon
The new BFFs
Can you believe London keeps those sunglasses on? Miracle!
I had to include a picture of Cordell, with mommy Maren. Cordell made this trip very memorable…the white tornado on legs.
Daddy-Daughter doesn’t get much cuter than that!
Happy Nate.
A wakeboarding Nana (outside the wake, even).
Ben and I took the waverunners into an amazing slot canyon. These canyons only exist when the water gets as high as it is. The water is more than 100’ higher than our 1st year. This picture was taken at the end.
This years parting shots are taken of the channel on our way out. If you have been to Lake Powell, you know what the channel usually looks like…it is some of the choppiest water you will ever be in. In all the years of going to Lake Powell (since I was a teenager) I have NEVER been in the channel when it looks like this. It was amazing. It feels like you are floating.
Isn’t the reflection of the cliffs amazing. You don’t know where the water ends and the cliffs begin.
Our boat wake through the glassy water. It was a beautiful end to a great trip.
1 comment:
Whoa that reflection picture is a framer! Looks like so much fun! Glad Maren got to come, trips like that are fun with friends (not dissin' the fam or anything...!)
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