"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!" - Cyndi Lauper

This last week mom was able to take us girls to Lake Powell to stay on some friends' houseboat. We went with three other familes and we had a great time. We kept the houseboat in the slip but there was a cove close by that we went to every day to play. we had a rocket, knee boards, intertubes, wakeboards, swimming, sea doos and jet skis. The younger kids also had fun going down the slide of the houseboat next to us. One night we went to a beach and had a campfire. I don't think I had seen so many stars before in my life! The milky way was so pretty! I think I saw a total of 5 shooting stars and we got to watch the moon rise over the lake every night. Another night we went into town and saw Mama Mia. It seemed short but WAY cleaner than the show production. I have to admit it was better life and the dancing and costumes were better on stage but I was very impressed. We had an awesome time, and got some great tans and they said we were so good they wanted to bring us back! :D Here are a few [understatment] pictures. Unfortunatley I was only a few pictures off of beating Matt and Jayna's recent post with fam reunion pics.

Getting everything hooked up. We drove with the owners of the houseboat and we double towed their and our jet skis.

We stopped at In-N-Out in St. George to get some dinner!

Mom soaking up the sun

The view from the cove

color pop!

my feet

I think I am gonna need a pedicure before I go back to school. ;)

The new love of my life: Bumblebee. Went from 0-60 in 5 sec. the boys said they got it to 70. [sigh] I am really going to miss her.

Chillin in the cove

Mom wakeboarding!

Seth and Ross. The only boys on the houseboat. They are deacons and I thought they were going to be the most annoying poeple ever. However, they turned out to be SO much fun. They kept me and mom entertained one afternoon while we were in the cove. Mom said Seth had developed a crush on me, but whatever.

Me

Meghan and I at the beach

Meghan

Meg

My flip flops

The sunset

Ya...let me explain this one. We were going to the beach to have a bonfire. I drove in the car with Michelle and 3 of the girls and we were going to meet everyone else who were coming over on the jet skis. Well they didn't seem to have seen us. (I don't know how you can't see people standing on the beach waving their arms and shouting at you, but whatever.) This was about probably an hour and a half later we were there that they finally found us. But because the sun was going down they had to take the jet skis back to the houseboat and then drive back over to the beach. It was kind of a long night, but fun!

My "sand"man instead of a snowman!

Another sunset

our flipflops!

My flipflop tan after one day. Yes you should be jealous. :) I won the award for most improved tan!

Kaleen's flipflop tan

Kaleen

The girls

The group minus mom, she was taking the picture!

me and mom

Our toys from left to right: Blue Man, The Twins aka Ashley and Mary-Kate, Hellburg, Bumblebee

Going to the movies!

The Lake

another picture


I wish I could have gotten a picture of this houseboat that was there. It has been featured on the Travel Channel and has glass windows all the way around. It was way sweet.

We had an awesome adventure. I don't remember there being any major problems. Meghan got sick the last night but is home and recovering well. I think we are all still swaying a bit but it was totally worth it!