Well, we did it! We went camping. Which is not an activity we are very talented in. Last year we went camping with our friends Anne and Tyler Hillstead. This year we went with our new friends Matt and Jill Wellock. It was quite an adventure. Jill made dutch oven tilapia for dinner. We had black lights looking for scorpions. We found scorpions but also found a rattle snake just a few feet from our camp. About 4 am the coyote pack was out in full force. It was quite freaky! James and Truman slept outside the family tent. They are real men! James hung a hammock and Truman was brace to sleep on a cot. We thought for sure the coyotes were going to visit them.
We ate breakfast and packed up camp quickly! Because the best water is in the early morning. This lake was beautiful. There were only a few fisherman on the lake that early.
James was the first in the water. He has learned to clear the wake when jumping. So there are lots of pictures of him clearing the wake.
Next was Annie, this is her 3rd summer wake boarding. She is getting really good. She pops out of the water with ease. She is practicing "S" curves and going over the wake. I am impressed with how well she is doing. She is a natural! Much better than me! Because I stink at wake boarding. My job is to take pictures, bring food, and swim in the lake. Everyone knows my job!
I love this picture!
I love this picture too. James sat on the back of the boat and helped Hannah. She did so great!
This time we let the rope out and pulled her up out of the water. On her first try she popped right out of the water. We were all yelling and cheering from the boat. Hannah is 6 and has never wanted to wake board, until today. She decided she has watched everyone long enough. It was time for her to wake board. Amazingly she did so good! She stayed up for a long time.
I love this smile on her face. She is so proud of herself.
Grant is fun for me to watch. He is turning 46 years old next week and still does all the things the kids do. Way to go Dad!
Catching some air and waving "HI"
James' swim suite matches our tube!
Tubing time! We whipped these kids around the lake for 3 hours. They are all going to be so sore tomorrow.
Jenna Wellock, Hannah and Annie
Cool to catch the water drops in mid air.
The Dam at Roosevelt lake.
Hannah was so brave with all the big kids. Usually she like to go semi slow. But today she rode the tube like a professional. VERY FAST! On our last run of the day, Hannah and James hit a big wave and went flying into the water. I knew Hannah would be hurt. She came up crying and James swam her to the boat. Her foot must have slapped the water, she was now to tired and done with the tube. It was time to go home.
Our friends are from Washington State. They were marveling over our gorgeous AZ sunsets. In Washington you never see a sunset because of the mountains and trees. I do believe we have beautiful sunsets here in AZ. Another fun sumer of boating is coming to an end. We will try to hit the lakes hopefully one more time.
