heaven on earth?

if there was one place an avid water sports nut would pick as "heavenly" it would have to be lake powell. we were lucky enough to go this past september, and we had a ball. the great thing about powell is the calm water factor; if the water is choppy cruise around for 10 minutes or so and you'll find the right stuff. wake up at 7 or 8am and there will be calm water, go out at dusk and it is still there waiting for you. calm water. glass. the good stuff.

going on this trip convinced me that we NEED a boat. my kids love the water, they are brave, and always waiting for their turn. i am not brave, i hate the water, but somewhere along the lines i learned to try to ignore the fear, and just get wet.

maui and roxy wakeboarding... riley wanted a turn soo badly, but it just didn't happen


here is me wakeboarding, it is fun, and when you only get to go every other summer, it is hard on your body.

here we see randy fishing (these are the fish that i am sooo afraid of - what if one actually touched my leg while i was in the water )

the house boat we rented, it was.... errrrr kind of clean, but way better then camping


the water weenie is for serious riders only: like roxy and riley



and while riding the weenie it is important to make the right facial expressions, take note of my face 3 heads back- always important to LOOK COOL


wake surfing is just like real surfing (kidding i have never been) but it is a lot of fun, and if you are just chillin holding the rope the whole time( that is how i ride) then it is relaxing and i would say easier then wakeboarding.... the point is to ride the wake, about 5-8 ft behind the boat, when riding the wake you don't hold the rope, and you just trail behind the boat. when done right it is awesome. brian was able to go for 3 or 4 minutes with out the rope. pretty cool.


A beautiful sunset!!

Relaxing around the campfire.