Grin & Bare It

We had so much fun at Lake Powell! A big THANKS to my generous parents for all they do to make these fun trips to Lake Powell possible.





It was quite the car ride this year since we have a baby and decided to take Red. We were at least smart this car trip with Red and got her some drugs from the vet. In the past on car rides Red gets really nervous which makes her difficult to deal with and I knew I did not want to deal with that on top of a long car ride with a baby.



We made it there with only one blowout. Right after taking this picture Jayna peed all over Ryan. It was great! The other part you can't see in the picture is Red on a leash hooked to Ryan's arm and me trying to get Red not to step in the pee. We were laughing so hard. We can only imagine what we looked like to on going motorists.



The night we got there we slept on the boat at the marina and the next day we went grocery shopping and stocked the boat. Ice in Paige is a hot commodity and it takes a lot of it to stock the big coolers with drinks for a week. It is not the cheapest thing so when we saw this pile of ice on the dock we knew Dad was going to be disgusted, because it had to have been one of the boys ahead of us that broke one of our bags of ice while taking it to the boat.



On that same trip to the boat we saw all this commotion on the dock. People started running down one of the strips and other people started gathering to see what was going on. One of the boats had caught on fire and we later found out that our very own Captain Mike from Triple L Marina put the fire out with a hose from the dock because the fire and rescue boat could not get their water hoses to work.





We headed out the following day to find a spot up by Dangling Rope Marina and found a great one in Cathedral Canyon. Jayna loved the boat and driving it with Grandpa. Red freaked out when we first left the marina and was a little concerned that she was surrounded by water. She got use to it fast though and loved being up top with the wind blowing in her hair.



The boys did a great job at drilling and anchoring us in our spot. It is a tough job but someone has to do it.



It was a lot of fun to have Lindsey (Craig's wife) with us at Powell for the first time. On one of the nights they made an apple crisp. It looked like it was a chore to make, but it was sooooo good. I am craving it as we speak, I will have to call her and get her recipe.



Red claimed this chair first day. The funniest part was that she blended in with the living room furniture like she was wearing camouflage. We would be looking everywhere for her only to realize she was right in front of us on the couch or chair.





Jayna loved going on the ski boat and did not mind her huge lifejacket at all. In-fact she fell asleep most of the time and we would just carry her onto the house boat and lay her on the couch jacket and all.





Mark wore this stupid lifejacket the whole trip almost. He must have felt safe in the tube with my Mom because he doesn't even have it buckled up. He did switch jackets when Craig and him went tubbing, obviously he knew my Dad would not take it quit as cautious with them in the tube.











It was fun to watch all the guys wake board, they did great especially considering they only go once or twice a year. We would go out at dawn and dusk when the water was nice and everyone would take turns. I got some pretty good shots of them from the back of the boat and managed to get great video of Ryan's most successful run of the trip.





On one of the days we took a boat trip up to Rainbow bridge and had lunch in the boat and swam. It was a blast and the funniest part of the whole trip was when my Dad got disgusted with the music Craig and Mark where playing and started dancing and talking like a rapper on the back of the boat. I did get video footage of the whole scene, but do to the nature of the video I am too afraid to post it on the blog for fear of backlash.





For weeks before the trip I racked my brain to come up with a fun craft or activity we could do on the boat and finally I thought of one. It took me forever to find the things I needed for it, but after going to some unusual stores and places I finally was able to get everything I needed for it. We did Henna tattoos! It was a lot of fun and neat to learn and figure out how to do them. I did one on Ryan's back one on my hand and everyone else did their own thing.



We were sad to head back to land at the end of the week, but were glad we had such a wonderful and smooth trip. Jayna was excited to drive the boat with her Dad back to the marina though.





Once we got docked I packed the car up and Ryan helped load the wave runners onto the truck. In all of the hustle and bustle I forgot to get Ryan's change of clothes out of his bag and by the time we realized it the bag was at the bottom of the pile packed in the back of the car. We went to Jack in the Box with everyone right after that and Ryan had no shirt. We could not stop laughing at how white trash he looked. This guy with no shirt and his swim suite on, a tattoo on his back holding a baby, and on-top of all that his sandals had broken. It was to perfect. I could barely eat because I would just crack up every time I looked at him. The picture of him with Jayna looks like an Amber Alert. "If you see this man with this baby please call police." He was not to thrilled with the attention we were giving him. My mom gave him one of my Dads shirts she could easily get to so that he did not have to drive home topless.

Again, Thank you Mom and Dad for inviting us to the house boat and for all that you do. We love you!