Moms go play

 

Some friends and I were able to sneak away for a couple Mom's days on the lake while our older children were in school.  The early fall is the best time for boating as the air temperature is perfect, the water is warm, and you have the lake to yourself which means glassy water ALL DAY LONG!   The little ones come along for the ride but love just hanging out and swimming on occasion.  

Pictures in the sunflowers

There were sunflowers everywhere this fall so I thought it would be fun to take pictures of the kids in this field of them nearby.

 Trying to get a group picture but it quickly deteriorated, due to Jonas hitting his sister with a stick!

What Jonas really thinks about taking pictures!

Lake Powell #2

Labor day weekend we headed down to Lake Powell for our second trip of the summer.  This time Sue and Jimmy joined us for the fun.  It was the first time we've taken anyone on a boat camping trip with us.  It was a little tight in the boat but we had fun with the company along.   This time we launched at Wahweap marina for the first time to be able to check out the lower half of the lake.  We found a great campsite in West Canyon with our own little cove that was perfect for the kids to swim in.    We spent time checking out some slot canyons in Face and Driftwood Canyons.   Each required swimming a little ways through the narrow slot before you would hit dry land and could hike.  We also made a trip to Rainbow Bridge with a stop for gas and ice cream at Dangling Rope marina.   Of course lots of time was spent skiing, wake boarding, and riding the tube.  Whitney even tried water skiing for the first time getting up for a few seconds. 

This is how we'll travel next time!