Lake Powell '10

Last week Sam and I took off on our annual Lake Powell trip with his family. Well, half of them anyways. The fam is so big that they have to split over 2 different weeks and you can choose which week you want to go. This year was a little different. we decided on the less crowded week which meant that we actually got to stay in a room inside the houseboat!! (as opposed to sleeping on the top deck like we have in the past) it was seriously awesome! We were there with Sam's sisters Mary and Amy (and their families) and Steve and Sarra.. it was a fun group!

This year's was also different because it just so happened that on the first day of activities, i ended up spraining my foot/ankle really bad in a wipeout during wakeboarding. i couldn't walk for 3 days so we had to get a lil creative on what activities i could do. it was still fun to ride in the boat for those first couple days watching everyone wakeboard, surf, etc.. we also did a little kayaking and a LOT more jet skiing (partly bc i couldnt stand up to do anything else, and partly bc not as many people were there, leaving the jet skis available whenever we wanted them) it was AWESOME!

When the time came to hike Hole in the Rock like we normally do, sam told me he didn't want me to re-injure my foot.. soo sam (offering his moral support) and i sat this one out while the others went on without us this year. (oh darn!! hehe) but it was still fun to hang out in the boat with dad r. and for sam to do a lil wakeboarding while they hiked.. after they were done, we rode out to some other canyons that i'd never been to before. we did a small hike up to see some indian ruins and rode on the see this neat arch. both were pretty cool. it was fun to do some new stuff for a change.. later on, i decided my foot was well enough to try some wake surfing mostly bc there are no bindings for the board and i knew i wouldn't be putting that much weight on my bad foot. after a couple tries, i finally got it down and it was soo fun! i am definitely going to be doing that again. I think sam really loved the surfing this year too. He got so good at it! His wakeboarding also improved a ton! way to go babe!! even with an injured foot, this year's trip turned out to be so awesome! thanks dad r. for everything! we are already looking forward to next year! :)

driving Dad R.'s new boat:

one of the only pics i got of sam wakeboarding.. we took more videos this year instead:
me wakeboarding right before my wipeout:
my hot husband:

riding on the mable with cami and matt's sister chelsea:
wake-surfing:


jet skiing through Face Canyon with Steve and Sarra. coolest canyon ever:

loove this pic:

Sam wakeboarding in Cottonwood Canyon while the others were hiking hole in the rock (included is his first attempt at a 360 hehe):

hiking up to see the Anasazi (or Puebloan, cant remember) Ruins in Escalante:
more wake-surfing:

Sam throws in the rope! he pretty much rocks. :)

Sam wakeboarding on the last day just before heading back to the marina: