We are back home and semi-recovered from our week long trip to Lake Havasu! It was a great trip filled with friends (three families joined us!), lots of fun, boating, and no sun burns! Given that it was over 110 degrees every day, the no sunburns was quite remarkable! It was a busier trip having more people there with us, but it was just so nice to spend time with friends who we do not see often, and also for the kids to all have such a great time together.
Part of managing the heat is spending some time in the room! The kids brought along their cars and had so much fun each morning playing with them.
Faith was finally able to use her birthday present from Steve and I - her EZ Ski! It is something that is pulled behind the boat that simulates water skiing in a very beginner way. While the bottom is hard, the upper portion is all air-filled giving it a cushioned feel. Also, it looks like a horseshoe with a little seat in the middle for the skier to either sit down or stand. Faith did great from the start and loved using this!
Here is Shane on the EZ Ski! Despite the very serious, unemotional look on his face, he had a great time! He even said it was the best part of his trip!! He sat down the entire first ride, but when we took the ski out again, he stood up right away! All the other kids who tried this ski liked it as well!
Quite a bit of time was spent at the pool in addition to the lake! Both Faith and Shane love it when Steve throws them high in the air! We did a night swim this trip, which was really fun too!
One of the families who came for a few days, the Browers, rented two paddle boards. This was a new thing for all the kids, and it proved to be a huge hit! While it was a little challenging for the younger kids to coordinate the whole paddling thing, they were more than content to sit on the board and ride around!
In this picture the kids are with their friend Cambria - daughter of our friends the Jernigans. Our kids just loved spending time with Cambria as she was so sweet, adventurous, and just fun! Shane also took a liking to some of the older girls who enjoyed playing with him!
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