Hannah, Maren, and Neve
Alex and Jake
Kiera gives it a thumbs up
Hot Owen--he gets so flushed!
Me and Owen
John, the sexy driver.
(I did get to drive the boat so that he could wakeboard and I was quite proud of myself!) It's hard (and daunting) to get much driving practice with a lot of great drivers in the family!
The water was glassy and perfect! The adults all wakeboarded, every kid (excluding Owen and Kiera) kneeboarded, and there was lots of tubing...
Alex getting ready on the kneeboard
The littles...Neve, Kiera, and Alex
The bigs...Hannah, Jake, and Maren
At one point a little hydroplane(?) came out of nowhere and flew right down over the top of us. I thought he was going to land right on us he was so close! The kids thought it was so cool and especially loved that they could so clearly see the pilot give them a wave and a thumb's up.
Here's Alex climbing on top of the cage and then jumping in! Crazy! He is one brave little guy!
We did alot of swimming breaks to escape the heat (and more than likely had some potty breaks too!)
Clay and the girls
Hannah
Jake
The gang
Mmmm Kiera!
Me and Britt
We did not make it home in time for the RS Broadcast but Britt and I recorded it and watched it later that night. I LOVED Brother Uchtdorf's talk about a woman's divine gift of creation. Creating something beautiful from unorganized matter is a God-like and God-given gift and we should cherish it! What a wonderful perspective on that gift--whether it's creating babies, beautiful spaces, art, cuisine, memories, smiles, teaching moments...anything...creating beauty out of ugliness, poignancy out of sadness, basically creating positives out of the negatives. It was such a wonderful thing to be encouraged in that area and I liked his advice for us to not be so hard on ourselves (as women often are). Revel in the creative process--not so much on how it actually turns out! Great advice on a Great day!
8 comments:
How fun, I think our boating season is already over....
How many hours are in YOUR Saturday?
Darn, how does the RS Pres forget about the RS Broadcast? Lol.
I LOVE the photo of you and Britt. You two are so beautiful. Looks like you had a lot of fun. We MUST go more often next summer.
Three soccer games outside in the heat doesn't sound too fun, but the boat trip looks fabulous (except for poor Owen who looks SOOOOO hot!!). I loved Elder Uchtdorf's talk, too. You really captured the essence of it and his unique perspective on creativity. The women in the RS Presidency all gave really good talks, too, but I especially liked Sister Beck's. Thanks for sending the talk (another great talk!) from Elder Wilson. Love you!
thanks for your generous comments! YOU..my dear are the ray of sunshine to all! I love the pics of the kids and you guys, last days to soak up in the summer sun.
Miss you from Texas.
The end of summer...(sigh) Looks like you guys lived it up. Fortunately, your tans wont fade as quickly as ours.
What a fun day! I haven't been on a boat in years.
That snuggie picture is hilarious:)
Chelsea
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