Lake Powell... oh how I love the memories

WARNING LOTS AND LOTS OF PICTURES... but what else do you expect after a week in Lake Powell! Well another summer trip to Lake Powell has come and gone and my heart is ever so sad. I look forward to this trip every summer and love all of the traditions that come along with it. Such as 6:00 am meeting time in front of the house... stopping at McDonald's in Price for breakfast... waiting around for what seems forever to actually get the houseboat loaded... Going to Slick Rock canyon... Watching the dads and their early morning ski runs... Yummy breakfasts all week and then cereal on Saturday... and finally stopping at Stans in Hanksville for Lunch and waiting for what seems to be forever to actually get your yummy shakes. This week brought so much excitement and fun. But with six little kids on a boat what else do you expect I thought I would write down some of the funny things that were said by the kids and adults alike.
*"Stop I have a shield... Kisses are only for Sundays... Just remind Me" - Ashton
*"Hey Maddie my mom says to Hang Tight for just a Minute" - Jessy
*"When my Uncle comes Mormon you can marry him"- Bailey
*"You're like the boy who cried SHEEP." -Jordynn
*"I know where North is because of the SUN (as she proceeds to point up to the sky)." Jordynn
*"I was thinking oh my GOSH there is a couch in the road" -Ashton
Those are just some of the funny things that were said... I don't have the time to write down the laughing session which occurred Friday night at the expense of Rand and Jordynn. While it was a funny week it was also and eventful week... I mean I leave for a week and Micheal Jackson, Farrah Fawcet, and Ed McMahon all die plus SJP welcomes her twins... Boy do I have my gossip magazines to catch up on! This week also didn't go with out insult or injury but there was more injury then there was insult! Most of it happened in the Dunn family starting on Tuesday when Taylar stepped on what we think to be a fish bone and sliced open her foot resulting a trip to the Bullfrog Marina ER for six stitches. I think that is enough explanations it is now time for pictures and of course fun descriptions underneath all of them!

On Sunday we don't do much of anything Mike and Karra had taken most of the kids off to see some ruins so that left the adults to relax. Dad did the best job of it. See how clever he is to watch a movie on my iPod. Whoever said that belly's weren't useful are now proven wrong!
Mike and Scott had wake surf boards. If you are wondering what a wake surf is think surfing behind a boat! So of course everyone well almost everyone rode them! In box one is Parker next to him is my dad, then Scott in the bottom left and Mike (not using a rope) is next to him

Jake on the wake surf!

Well Mike was on the Wake surf and then he decided to hand it off to Parker... Seriously these boys and the things they do for fun... It scares me!

Jordy's first time trying the wake surf! She did it... Good Job JODYN!

Colter and his more wind blown look! So fun!

Being the whitey of the family Jake is really careful when it comes to the sun. Good thing he has Rachy to help him out!

These next couple of pictures are just us hanging out on the ski boats!

This is Ashton and Jessy they sure became the best of friends! They were so cute together. Not one fight all week! And for five year olds in close quarters that is saying something!

Last year this cave had a much bigger opening but with the water rising so much this is all that is left of it. But once you swim into it, it sure opens up out six or seven feet. It is super cool. However it took Maddie, Myself, and Jordynn and good five minutes to convince ourselves that it would be okay to swim in there. It was dark and we were scared of the FISH!

Miss and Jessey such cute friends!

The kids could not get enough of the TUBE! They loved it and more importantly we loved watching them tube. Those kids caught some air! However when it was time for the big kids turn the driver wasn't so nice! But all in all it was so much fun... WE LOVE THE TUBE!

Some of the kids wondering do we jump off this rock. Of course they send the youngest off first to test out the waters. As those of us on the boat we trying to coax Jordy into going first E-Man just jumped off the rock. Scared Brooke half to death.

More we love to go on the ski boat pictures!

With there being so many girls on the boat I think we counted about at least ten and that is not counting the moms... there was a lot of hair! So to keep it out of our faces Brooke, Maddy, or Myself braided it every night! Who wants hair in there face when they are trying to sleep not me thanks so much! Well Jordy felt that Taige looked left out so she did his hair for him!

Being there for a week you can run out of ice so here we are on an ice run! It is also a good time to get off the boat!

Being a return missionary you would think I would try and be a better example. Well not so much. The little girls where watching me shave my legs so I said how about I shave your legs. (of course I left the cap on I wouldn't really shave the legs of a five year old!) The girls where supposed to keep it a secret but they didn't. Well after we shaved our legs we decided it was time for some tattoos! Seriously maybe I should try and be a better influence!

Well after a week of fun it must come to an end which is always sad but it must happen. So here is our last day pictures... with great memories and great friends who wouldn't love LAKE POWELL. See you next year good friend!

you maybe wondering what is going on in these pictures.... well you relax your face and shake and have someone take a picture. They turn out pretty funny don't ya think!