Lake Powell Aug. 18-23

I just have to start off by saying that i haven't been to Lake Powell in years! The last time i was there was when i was really little and it was a horrible experience. We rode boats out and pitched tents, and that lake powell wind came through and tore our camp down in the middle of one night. so with that said i had never tried a house boat and now with this trip i will never go back.

We spent the first part of the week with a bunch of Bruce's friends in Waweap. We stayed connected to the dock which i thought was pretty cool it stayed cool and we just took the jet skis out to go hiking or any water activities. Which i tried wake boarding and that was my first time and i tried several times and each time i got better and better! We had a blast and it was an awesome experience. Well then his friends had to leave on the 21st... and my family had been there all week as well but in Bull Frog with the Smith's family that lived down the street, and their kids and grandkids were there too..

So we... well I decided Bruce and i should drive over there and join them for the rest of the week... Bruce didn't like the idea because it was as long of a drive to get over there driving around the lake as it would be just to drive home, but as he always is he is a good sport about what i want to do... he has a motto of "What baby wants... baby gets!" He is such a sweet heart! So we went over and joined them and that was also a pleasant experience! They found the perfect set up spot for many reasons, the sun never hit the boat so it never got very hot in the house boat (which was nice because we were forced to sleep ontop because of there being 27 people in total), but then again it didn't force you into the water. We had loads of fun and they did many exciting activities that Bruce and I were fortunate to participate in... namely their "Smith Olympics". The lake powell experience over all was very memorable and definately excited to go again!