Lake Powell 2019!

I look forward to this trip every year!

This year the whole Bailey family came, and we rented a spider infested house boat.

It's a good thing my family planned on tenting it anyway. There is no way I could have slept in the houseboat with all those spiders!

We stayed new Bullfrog.

The weather was great!

It was really nice having everybody there.

However with so many people it was a little harder to plan the day. With over thirty people there, not every body wanted to do the same thing. Which is bound to happen.

The kids loved the water. Bensen liked it the least, he was ready to go home after two days...he would rather be home playing Minecraft! 

It was fun finding shade during the hottest part of the day, swimming in the cool water, and having lunch.

A few of us hiked up Forgotten Canyon to see the ruins.

It was so hot! But this is a favorite hike. It wasn't too long this year.

Wesley will tell you his favorite thing was cliff jumping! I think this activity is everyone's favorite, with the exception of Bensen. He will do it, but he doesn't love it.

Even Viv loved it!

The kids could seriously stay on the water all day! And they pretty much do.

Just outside of our campsite there was a little island. We had a lot of fun playing on it.

Jaycee can still ski, I don't think Wes tried this year, and I don't think Bensen will ever try. Viv was mad that she didn't get a turn.😁

Wesley and the boys had a lot of fun chasing the lizards and frogs. This was the biggest one he caught.

We got to drive Grandpa Max's boat on our way out, because he was driving the houseboat, and it was slow,  we got to cliff jump one more time!

Then each of the kids in the boat got a turn driving the boat!

It was a great trip, I look forward to it every year! Mike is a trooper and lets us go even though it is not his favorite.

Jaycee started school on the 13th.

She did so good! I think I was more nervous then she was!

More Summer Fun!

Happy 4th of July!

We got up early and went to hike The Windcaves in Logan canyon.

 Amber is taking the girls here for girls camp and wanted to check it out.

 It was pretty steep, but most the kids did good. No blisters this time.

 You can't tell from this picture, but right before it Bensen almost ran off a cliff! Talk about adrenaline rush! I'm pretty sure I pulled a muscle in my butt stopping him! Between me and Tyson the crisis was averted.

 After our hike we went up to Tony's Grove. We were going to get in the little lake. We got out of the car...then right back in because it was too cold!

Then we headed up to Bear Lake to help with the cabin, and eat ice cream.

 I feel so blessed to live in America! And I am grateful for those who serve our county in the Armed Forces. We are truly blessed!

On the 5th we headed back up to spend some time with Mikes parents.

I guess we should have called first, because they weren't there!

 We stayed and the kids played in the river.

A couple of hours later Mikes parents came back, and we played a card game.

We found out that Mikes cousin Chrisy had passed away. She had breast cancer and bone disease.

 We had such a fun week we decided we would work this week.

On Monday we started out helping Spencer tape his basement to get ready for paint.

Amber was working on the outside of her house so we ran up there to see how it was going and ended up helping her a little too.

On Thursday we went and helped Joy with her Pool Krete. That was interesting. Probably not something we are qualified to do!

 On Friday we headed back up to Bear Lake to work on the cabin.

 The kids begged to go to the lake. It had been pretty cold and I really didn't want to take them. Lucky for them it warmed up quite a bit when we got there and the kids enjoyed the beach for a while.

 By the end of the weekend they had one side of the roof on, ready for tin!

 When we got home Saturday night we made a casserole for Parsons farewell.

The summer has been so crazy so far! We are cramming a lot into it, and it is going by so fast!