Lake Powell!

Tristan and I decided to take Kaitlin and Parker for a quick, last get-a-way before school starts next week. We left early last Friday morning and were out on Lake Powell by noon. We had a great day with amazing water.

My little baby Kaitlin...


Parker and Chelsey jumping off a cliff


Tristan looks young with his spiked hair!

Parker riding high

We stayed in a hotel and got up Saturday morning and headed back to the lake. The water wasn't as smooth as it was on Friday. We finally anchored the boat in a secluded cove, got off on the beach and started playing some card games. Shortly after we began, we looked over the rocks and saw a huge sand storm approaching. We took down the canopy, folded up the chairs and ran to grab the boat. The wind and waves were so strong that the anchor wouldn't hold. As bad as it was in our little cove, it was even worse out in the main part of the bay.

Sandstorm approaching our cove!

There were some really nice people from California in a houseboat parked next to us. They were worried about us and came over and offered us a big sea anchor. They helped us set it and secure the boat and then invited us in for dinner! They were SO NICE! We loved visiting with them. Finally, it was after 8:00 p.m. and the winds had calmed so we decided that we had better head for the ramp. We were about an hour up the lake so we were kind of nervous knowing that we would be on the lake when night fell.

We followed the lighted buoys all the way back. We were so grateful for those little specks of light to guide us. They were few and far between, so we had to watch closely for them. As soon as we would pass one, we were on the lookout for the next one. It reminded me of how we should be living the gospel, clinging to that iron rod, using the scriptures, listening to the Holy Ghost, and listening to the prophet.

When we got back to within sight of the lights on the shore, the water was really smooth. Parker is a really good wake boarder and we often tell him that he looks like he is dancing on the moonlight when he is out there (and we also play the song.... :) Anyway, when we hit that smooth water, even though it was almost dark of night, he had to get out there and try it. We were the only boat on the lake and it was really fun to watch him get one last smooth "dance" ...and it really was in the moonlight.

Can you see his white wakeboard out there in the water as he gets ready to go???