Friday, September 26, 2008

Smooth Manonna Water

We have been having unseasonably warm weather this September. Last night we decided to try and take advantage of it and see if we could steal another sweet outing on the boat. I am working Friday night at the hospital so it greatly limits the time when we can go, since all Friday evening and the next day Saturday are unavailable and the weather is supposed to get more normal on Sunday.

Unfortunately nobody really felt like taking pictures other then me. I was driving the boat so I did not get a ton, LH took a couple of Franklin while he was on the "Ski board" what Gail likes to call it and while Granite and his friend from the ward were on the tube. The water was so nice and smooth, the temperature was warm, the air not the water, and it was just beautiful. I was not able to get up on the slalom ski, (I was probably trying to protect my thrown out back from last Saturday of skiing) at least that is my excuse. I did get a sweet ride on the wake board as it was getting dark, but oh that water was super smooth.



Little Marjorie, really likes to ride in the boat. She isnt really showing it here but she was loving it on this outing. I took this while we were at the dock after launching waiting for LH to come back from parking the van.



Franklin was the first to go and he was loving the smooth water. Gail calls this his, "ski board"



Franklin as he is about to catch some big air. We caught this picture just a tiny bit to early but still a pretty sweet picture.




Granite and his good friend from the ward loving life on the Cruzer Tube.



All three of the boys riding the Cruzer Tube. We didn't do "Death Tube" with all three of them on there. They were pretty unsteady as it was so there was plenty of falling off and laughter.



LH riding the "ski board" I was trying to take pictures while driving since Franklin was not willing. I am using the rear view mirror on the boat, which has a fish eye effect making my bald head look kind of funny.



LH still going, looking great. My bald head looks more normal in this one. As normal as it can look I guess. I am pretty tricky, like the one armed boat driver in Guatemala.




Even Martin was loving the boating experience. Look at that glass. I went after LH, it got pretty dark on me, but it didn't matter because the water was so smooth. I wish my back wasn't tweaked so that I could have gotten up on the slalom. I had some good moves on the wake board just no evidence to show for it. We are hoping to get another trip in on Saturday evening before the weather gots colder. I just need to get through the call shift tonight, wish me luck.

3 comments:

Abbigail said...

Those photos are amazing. Your little one is not so little anymore. she is so pretty. The lake looks really nice, I would like to go for a ride.

Anonymous said...

Hey Josh,
Just checking out your blog...looks great! What fun you guys have had with that boat. I hope you get out again tomorrow, maybe you won't if Mom and Dad make it there beforehand. Sorry to hear you are on call...good luck with that. Your little Margorie is getting so big and what a cutie, but of course all of your kids are pretty dang cute! What a pretty picture at the end of the day with LH even with your bald head! Looks like it was great fun on the tube and ski board too! Love you guys! Love Alison

JQ said...

So, I totally drank the lake trying to get up on the Slalom, the next day Friday through Sundy I got super sick with a ganrly sinus infection. That water is disgusting, and it was probably due to all the floaties that live in there. Or the gallons of sewage that spilled into the lake during the June floods.