BACK TO OUR HAPPY PLACE -- LAKE POWELL!

We had a great time at Lake Powell this summer. Chris, Jessica, Tyler, Dillon (& Dallin) got to start the week on Monday and Courtney and I joined them on Wednesday after she was finished at girls camp. Mike's family was also at the lake, so we got to see Rachel on the "lake-board" for her very first time! Everyone had a blast wakeboarding, wakeskating, tubing, cliff-jumping, and especially learning to use the new surfboard!

Courtney, Rachel & Dillon - holding on for dear life! When you ride with Chris in the driver's seat it can be kinda scary! Sorry Lachelle! Jessica "got him back" when he was on with Dillon!

Rachel's 1st time on the "lakeboard" woo hoo!

Courtney wakeboarding! (In WAY to big of a jacket)

She was exausted after camp, so it took a couple of days before she wanted to get out there except for on a tube....

Got my time in too - check that off the list!!

Jessica's bustin' out some "big fat air"

Chris too!

Not to mention all the "air" Dillon was getting!

Tyler's always flying through the air...sometimes on a board, sometimes off a cliff!

This one is Tyler's friend, our "other son" Dallin, he also thinks he can fly!

Dillon, Tyler and Dallin at the top before jumping, Tyler doing a back flip off, Dillon jumping (I could hardly watch) and Dallin doing a gainer...scary! and I don't know if they were trying to look like superman, in the last ones, but these are pretty funny!

We decided to try something new this year,wake-surfing! Everyone took to it really quick and they loved being able to throw the rope back in the boat and ride the wave without a rope! Sometimes for a really long time - the longest wave in history!!

It's not a Gatorade Ad...not yet anyway!

Another favorite is the wakeskate...for the boys at least.

Goofing off in the water and on the boat!

"The Richardson"