Kessa in boat

Law states that everyone in a boat must have a life jacket. So Kessa got her own cute little life jacket.



She didn't like it much when we'd put it on her, but as soon as we got her into the boat, she'd calm right down. Man, Kessa loved the boat.



It put her right to sleep.

Waterskiing, etc.

Teresa got up on the kneeboard. (I think she also got up on skiis, but I don't have a picture of that.)

They say Nick got up on the wakeboard and got some pretty awesome air.

But all I ever saw was this

And this

BJ got up on slalom.

As did Monica -- for her first time! (Congrats, Monica!)

Mom and Dad Homer also both went skiing, but I don't have pictures of them. (Sorry!)

Playing in water

The reason everyone goes to Lake Powell (or any other lake) is to play in the water. We enjoyed wakeboarding, skiing, slalom, tubing, and just playing in the water. The Homers got this incredibly gigantic tube. It has three giant balls on each corner, so when it's speeding across the water, only the corner balls are touching the surface of the water.



No seriously, this tube could probably hold six people on it. It took Nick probably an hour, plus a trip inside the tube to lift a flap covering one of the corner balls to get it inflated.


Once, the tube escaped and made it halfway across the canyon before we realized it and sent Nick in the motor boat to bring it back.


The houseboat has a slide off the back of it. Here is Teresa and her friend, Monica, going off the slide. (Sorry for cutting your head off, Teresa!)

Most of the canyon around us were rock slides or solid rock cliff. However, Mom Homer found a little beach to sit on just a little ways off to warm up after a cool morning swim.


The majority of our water time was spent in the water surrounding the houseboat. Anytime we were feeling a bit warm or just wanted to be in the water, we'd just go jump in, whether it be for 10 minutes or an hour. Mostly, we just kept our swimming suits on all day.

Boats

First the houseboat.



Then the ski boat.



On the way down to Lake Powell, we realized that the boat looked like a frog:

A Week in Lake Powell

BJ, Kessa and I went to Lake Powell with BJ's family this past week. After the craziness of the past few months, it was wonderful to be outside of the reach of Internet, phone, and the everyday craziness of life. We spent the week on a houseboat, completely relaxed, playing in the water, playing games, and snacking far too much. I was going to do my typical vacation blog of doing a new post for every day, but as I started looking through my pictures, I realized it'd be easier to do themes instead. So now I present you with lots of pictures, and commentary when necessary.

Once upon a time, Mommy worked full-time while also being a stay-at-home Mommy. This made Kessa very sad.
	Then Mommy quit her job and just focused on being a stay-at-home mom. And they lived Happily Ever After. The End.

More pictures

Isn't she just too cute for her own good? Just thought I'd stick a few of our more recent pictures on here. There's one from today, one in her swing and one with her Uncle Damian... sleeping in Grandma's kitchen.