L.P. 2012

 We started off the summer at one of our favorite places, Lake Powell. We had the perfect location, weather, water temp...it was lovely. Lots of little bugs but everything can't be perfect. The kids had a ball playing with Darrell and Kendra's kids. For hours they played on our beach. It is a beautiful wonder to me how children can play. Making up games, chasing each other, wrestling, building mermaids tails, balancing in a bucket, collecting sea shells, spitting water at each other, dunking one another, having a mud ball fight, diving, swimming, sliding....and then they still keep on going.

 This was Carter's year to attempt to knee board and he conquered! He did it and caught on quickly. Several of the kids rode the tube for the first time. We went down a canyon called Navajo Canyon where the walls of the canyon rise over 200 feet above you. It is truly spectacular to say the least. We went back into a tiny canyon barely wide enough for the boat and Scott and the older kids swam back even further, then because of our cramped quarters Kendra had the brilliant idea to throw a rope to them and pull them out of the canyon instead of having them climb aboard in the narrow space. A crushed kid would have

been a possibility with the rocky water and sheer cliffs. But they had fun being pulled through the water holding fast to a rope.

 While we were there it was Jeanie's birthday. We celebrated with a Pinata and dancing. Jeanie has a gift. She can move her body in amazing carefree ways. I could see her in the jungles of Africa dancing to drums. Grandma and Grandpa always provide such great fun and are unselfish making sure everyone is having a good time. Jeanie is the life of the party and always helps girls and sometimes boys apply toenail polish. Till we meet again, Lake Powell.