Lake Powell Day 1

Tuesday Matt worked half day and then we headed for Lake Powell. We stopped and grabbed lunch then headed to meet Kim & Ez so we could caravan. Before we even got to Kimber Grace was asleep and Hallie fell asleep shortly after we left Riverton(where we met Kim & Ez). It made for a pretty quiet ride but Matt and I enjoyed it and caught up on our visiting since he has been gone so much lately.

 Once we got to Fillmore the girls woke up for potty breaks and a treat stop at the Maverik. The girls had slushies and Matt got a Coke to keep him awake for the remainder of the drive. At that point we let the girls play on the playground while we waited for Kim & Ez who had stopped at a different gas station. Kimber called and said to go ahead they couldn't get the hatch on their pilot closed that they would catch up(which was true since we couldn't drive as quick with the trailer). We did much better on gas mileage this year getting an average of 10 mpg. So we headed for our next stop Kanab.

We met up with Nic & Ky who had come from Vegas but had blown a tire on the trailer outside of hurricane  so we all got there at the same time. We grabbed some dinner and gas and got back on the road for our last hour of driving. All the kids did pretty well. Once we left Fillmore we turned on the dvd player and we only knew they were there when they need a new dvd...it worked out quite well. We pulled into Lake Powell just in time to fill the trailers with water and to get camp set up by dark. It took us just over 7 hours with stops to get there. We had our pick of the beach since there weren't many people there. Lake Powell was 36 feet lower this year than last. Its one of the things I love about Lake Powell...every year the scenery changes. And Wednesday morning we woke up to this! Oh how I love this place!

Nate decided to sleep on the back of the boat rather than the tent...I remember doing this when I was his age. He said he slept really well.

 Then there is Hallie who was asleep on a bed when we went to sleep but when I woke up I found her on the floor. I wondered how long she had been there.

We always take early morning ski trips the water is beautiful and smooth perfect. Usually the kids are up a lot sooner than they usually are at home and then come back for breakfast and early naps.

 This was a great time to get everyone sun screened and prep'd for the day

 We always packed snacks in the boat in case someone gets hungry which Hallie did and her teeth showed it (notice the chocolate in her teeth from her granola bar)

Then once the water got choppy it was time to head in for some "real" breakfast that one morning consisted of swedish fish...but your only young once right?

Having the trailer was so nice it also allowed for some different food choice including frozen gogurts...Gracie really enjoyed those

Then of coarse there was time spent playing in the sand

And even some time to float and swim in the water

Before everyone was tired and ready for another nap

After naps and lunch we headed to do some cliff jumping...well some of us me not included. Since I have had kids jumping off a cliff has lost its awesomeness. 

 Then some volleyball/badminton and of coarse more napping....that's what vacation is all about!

The afternoons were hard because the wind would blow and made it pretty miserable since it was so strong in blew sand every where so we made dinner in the trailers and just relaxed to pass the time.