Canyon

Today we took the boat up to Canyon Lake. Being that it was Saturday, it was so crowded. We didn't care though. The boys all skied, including the old man. We tubed, ate lunch, and swam with Kunkle, Nicole, Presley, Mark, Angela, Ana, Nicolas, Craig, Brayden and Devin. It was a great way to spend our last Saturday before school starts.

Since we had two boats, I was able to get some great pictures of the kids skiing. Look at Case go! Brody skied also and Ledger even tried but quickly got back in when a giant wave knocked him down. He thought we were trying to make him fall. The truth is, the water was waaaayy to rough for him to even be out there.

Here is Brody being thrown off the boat by Kunkle. He was hysterically laughing.
And now Case

Jeremy and I haven't skied in like a hundred years. Jeremy got out there and loved it. The water was so rough though that it almost wasn't fun for him.

By 1:00 Ledger was exhausted. He fell sound asleep on my lap. We sweated (is it sweat or sweated? anyone?) together for about 45 minutes and then both jumped in the water!

This kid can sleep anywhere. Hard to believe he can sleep in the sweltering heat!

The boys have figured out that going out of the wake is super fun. The problem is, they can't get back in the wake!

Saguaro

Today we took the boys to Saguaro Lake for a day of fun. It has been a loooong time since we've been to the lake. As a child, I went to the lake often. My Dad would come home from work early and we would head up for an evening of skiing and dinner. I have many great memories of skiing and boating trips with my family. As young children, Jeremy and I would ski together across the lake for hours at a time. We were both so head strong that neither of us would let go or drop, no matter how exhausted we were. Our parents laugh to this day about our skiing marathons. Being that I have a summer birthday, many of my b-day parties were on the lake with my girlfriends, skiing and cliff jumping (remember Sara?). Today we headed up with H and Presley. The boys were in heaven. They are already asking to go back which sounds good to me.

The boys had so much fun on the tube and swimming. The water felt so good on a hot July day.

First up to ski was Brody. We have this water ski board thingy that looks like a bogey board but is split at the bottom like a pair of water skis. It was great for learning how to ski. Brody made it up on his 3rd try. He was all smiles for the next 30 minutes while he skied around the lake. He loved waving to us the whole time he was out there.

Swimming and jumping off the boat were the highlights for Brody today.

Next up, Case. He jumped up on the first try and skied all over the place. He loved trying to jump the water. He almost made it out of the wake but wiped out right on top of it.

Case was asking all sorts of questions about the boat and lake today. He loved being in the water and playing on the tube.

Finally, Ledger. Yes folks, my little Ledger who turned four years old exactly one month ago went water skiing today. The funny thing was, he would have nothing to do with the inner tube, but he was all about water skiing. He jumped up on the ski board after his second try and skied until he fell. The best part, he broke out into a loud, frightening scream when he fell and saw the boat so far away from him. I think he was scared to death when he realized he was in the water by himself. We quickly circled around and pulled him in. Boy was he proud of himself. So were we.

This cool dude wanted to swim all day in the lake water. He loooooved everything about today. I imagine that since he has a summer birthday also, we will be spending many summer b-day parties on the lake.

Presley did not like her life jacket today. She ended up wearing it most of the day but did not want to get wet. We didn't care, we were glad she came with us.

As you can see, H. and Jer are trying everything they can to get Presley to go on the tube. She was not having it! Maybe next time Presley!