Lake Powell Trip

The day after the 4th of July we drove to Lake Powell for a week long trip with the Shields clan.
We spent the night Saturday and Sunday in the marina on the houseboat. We went to churhc in Page, went on a tour of the Glen Canyon Dam and swam, and boated around the marina.

All the kids were thrilled about the houseboat. Lizzie called Lake powell "north powell" and the house boat  she called a "boat house" She loved everything about it. She did get scared in the water a few times because she was terrified of seeing fish.

Sunday night the rest of the family arrived and we launched out of the marina early Monday morning. We headed to Last Chance canyon and found a terrific spot to park the boat for the week. We had shade on our bay until 10am every morning which was great for sleeping on the top of the boat.

The kids were in heaven swimming, going on the slide, tubing, wake boarding, knee boarding, water skiing, jumping off cliffs and off the houseboat, playing games, fishing, looking for lizards, riding on the boat, playing with cousins, hiking, eating junk food, riding the jet ski, paddleboarding etc....

Lizzie loved going on the tube.
Isaac loved tubing also and riding in the boat.
Emily liked going on the tube and she learned to knee board.
Taylor loved it all!
Tay learned to knee board, wakeboard, water ski and slolem ski on two days. He did great and was throughly exhausted every night. He definately has the love of boating now.

The weather was perfect all week. Not too hot and cooler in the evenings most nights. It rained all night on Tuesday, we all got drenched sleeping on the top of the boat.
I braided Derek's hair one day, his hair is awesome!

We had so much fun laughing and talking with everyone. It's a fun group and they kept is laughing!
We watched movies at night on the top with a projector. I didn't get any pictures though.

Dave and Monica left on Wednesday and they were nice enough to take Lizzie home with them. She was having a blast and really loved the lake. But it was much more relaxing and less worrisome with her not on the houseboat. Thank you so much to the Bauman's for taking her! We really owe you.

Lake Powell is so beautiful! The moon was full and big and we went on a boat ride one night at midnight. It was light as day in the canyon, it was fun!

It was a fantastic week at Lake Powell, full of good food, lots of fun, tired kids, and wonderful memories made.
Thanks to mom and dad for the terrific trip! We all loved it!

Driving home we stopped in Beaver at a yummy Mexican restaurant. It was the perfect way to end the trip!
We can't wait for next year.