Oh.. Beautiful Lake Powell. It's even more beautiful when there is only one storm (maybe 2... well maybe 3, but that's where I draw the line).This was by far the best year we have been, as far as weather goes. We only had a couple small storms, and one BIGGIE (the awning on the motorhome was the only casualty). Thankfully, this year, we rented a trailer with some of Trav's family so we had shelter and A/C(!). Yay!
We had loads of fun. Memories that will stick out in years to come:
- Setting up camp three times (the water kept rising so we kept moving)
- "Ring of Fire" (not that I want to remember the million Neumann-made renditions of that song) (have a listen to it on my playlist, and tell me it doesn't stick in your head for 8 days!)
- Afton falling asleep while riding on the tube (who does that?)
- Crazy music man behind us on day 1 (another reason we had to move camp the first time)
- The word "tooty" used after the name of anyone Afton addressed (Brandon-tooty, Keyan-tooty, mommy-tooty...)
- The big wedding party on Lone Rock beach, and the nice newlweds sharing their cake (and Johnny Cash music over their loud speakers... this is where the "Ring of Fire" obsession was born)
- Afton's fascination with the lizards and frogs the boys caught
- Afton's first hike up and run down the sandhill
- Afton's insistence on not going potty in the water (sure sped potty-training along!). Her sand-toy buckets came in handy on a couple occasions!
- Lori , Afton, and I escaping death by inches! When the "Biggie" storm came upon us, we were the only ones at camp. Luckily when the micro-burst ripped the awning off the motorhome, we were a couple feet away from the "path of destruction." :)
Here are some pics of the good times!
Pretty Lake Powell:
Fun in the Sun:
Wake and Knee Boardin':
Professional Tubers (do not try this at home, these are trained professionals)
Just Chillin'
