When it rains..... IT POURS!

This weekend had good things but a lot of the weekend was filled with accidents; one thing after another! The weather for once was amazing on a holiday weekend. The lake was not as full of boats as I thought it would be and we were able to have good tube rides, ski rides, and surfing!
We were able to head out Friday morning and after stopping for gas, ice and last minute groceries made it to camp around 12 or 1. Since it was just Chris and I with my cousin and her family we headed out on their boat until our friends showed up. The water was nice and warm and the sun was hot and bright! We took the girls on a tube ride and Chris and Abe were able to tube. We got back to camp just in time for Broc and Breille to get there. While we were showing them how to turn the couch into their bed, Brody decided to be curious and stick his head in the couch… we didn’t notice till it was too late! He accidentally got his head smashed in the couch. Poor little guy! He was fine, and more scared than hurt. This was the first accident. Later we decided to make a quick trip on the water to watch the sun set, so Chris, Broc, Breille and I headed out. Chris was wearing Abe’s cowboy hat that he has had since he was about 11, he rodeo for years with this hat, got married in this hat and let’s just say the hat was irreplaceable. While heading back after sunset, there was a gust of wind and off came the hat! In the lake it went! It was completely dark and we tried so hard to find the hat but after about 20 minutes of looking through black water… we had to give up. Chris was really upset to say the least and was terrified of how Abe would react once we got back to camp and told him. When we finally loaded the boat “in the dark” and got back to camp Abe and his family were asleep, so we couldn’t tell them tell morning. Chris was upset and wasn’t able to sleep that great that night. Then to end the night, Chris had just replaced some lock type things on the closet doors in the motorhome and I accidental broke one off… so that was the end of the first day… we should have packed up and tried again another day.
Saturday we woke up and met some of Breilles friends for a morning/noonish boat ride… on the way to find good water, a towel flew out of the boat and sunk so fast, another accident. Later that day came the worst accident.... we had taken brody and Tink with us on a short boat ride. On the way back to camp Chris and I were standing on the back of the truck and both kids were in the boat… somehow Tink fell/jumped from the boat. Chris jumped off the truck after her as I yelled to stop the truck! When I looked back I saw Tink rolling down the road. I thought for sure we had run her over with the boat trailer. Once the truck had stopped and I ran to Chris and Tink she was bleeding from the mouth and sitting on the road not walking… I was hysterical… this is as close to a kid as I may ever get… this is my baby! We were able to get her walking and took her to the bathrooms to clean her up. She missed the tires of the boat trailer by about 2 inches “no exaggeration” … she must have landed right on her face and her tooth was knocked lose which caused the blood. Amazingly she is fine! She is walking and running and dancing on her back legs like nothing is wrong… this dog has some pretty good angles watching over her! The next and last day at the lake we were ready for some good fun with no accidents… the water was glass so everyone wanted to ski. Broc was putting on the ski when the boot on the ski broke! We were done! After a couple good ski rides for Broc, Chris and Richard we decided to cut the trip short and head home on Sunday. Even though we planned to stay till Monday we had had enough and needed to leave before something worse might happen!
The weekend was good and we had a lot of fun and got a lot of sun! but Tink is no longer welcome on the boat and we are going to be fixing a lot before heading back out for boating/camping! Hopefully next trip will be less eventful! Happy 24th of July everyone! Hope yours was less tragic than mine!

JULY ALREADY?!

The Fourth of July was such a good time. I of course didn’t take any pictures so this is going to be a boring post but I still want to remember and look back on the things we did. We headed down to Lake Yuba Friday afternoon July 1st. We took the truck, 5th wheel, and the boat… we didn’t plan this but as we were getting all hitched up and ready to go I realized.. we are very patriotic people…Red boat, White trailer, Blue truck… as we headed down the freeway we were the RED, WHITE, and BLUE. It was very funny! We got to Yuba and got all set up, then our friends Broc and Breille showed up just in time to hit the water before it was too dark. They are such a fun couple to hang out with and we have a lot in common. It is fun to have a couple that are our age and no kids yet… that doesn’t happen a lot in UTAH. Most people our age have been married since they were 19 and have at least 1 or 2 kiddos, which I am not saying is a bad thing but it’s hard to find people that can do things with us without planning weeks in advance. Plus Breille and I have the same thoughts about water… we are good to be on the boat but don’t ask us to get in the water or do anything else in the water. Hanging out with everyone for the weekend was so fun. We had quite a few people camping with us and it was a blast! The water and weather were definitely a lot warmer then when we were there for Memorial Day. The wind wasn’t bad this weekend either! We had a lot of fun on the boat with the tube and surfing and even skiing… this was the first boat trip that had good enough water for Chris to finally break out the ski. This boating season hasn’t been the best as far as water goes… it seems like every time we go out the water is too rough to ski on so the boys end up tubing the whole time. They did have a lot of fun on the tube and once I figure out how to post video I have to post Broc and Chris wrecking on the tube! It was so funny and I laugh so hard every time I watch it! They fly off and skip across the water as they both scream like little girls!
We stayed in Yuba till Monday the 4th and I missed Jaxson’s birthday again. Jill was down at my parents’ house and they had a small party for him there. I still can’t believe he is 3! The years have gone by WAY TOO FAST! I am waiting to be an aunt again and I’m hoping it is soon, whether it is my lil sis Ashton or big sis Jill, someone needs to have a baby! And we all know it’s not going to be me! I want to hold a baby and smell baby, but hand it back when it cries or needs to be changed

this is the best picture i could get of Jaxson, he sees me with the camera and runs. he is such a punk but he it soooo big! The first picture was 3 years ago! wow what time can do!
After the Yuba trip and pulling doubles Chris has decided that he is down pulling doubles… I can’t say I blame him, specially trying to drive through all the construction on the freeways! So last week Chris went to an auction and found an AMAZING motorhome for and AMAZING deal… for the past week we have been weighing the pros and cons of a motorhome vs. 5th wheel… because the motorhome is such a great deal we think we will do it! Hopefully we will like having the motorhome. It is pretty nice inside and has 2 slides so it is very spacious. I will have to take pictures and post. But it will be sad to see the Zinger go… we had a lot of good times in this trailer. I will never forget the 1st time we took it camping… Utah lake… so fun and so many memories!

good bye Zinger, you will be missed! I loved the floor plan of this trailer and really hope the motorhome can compare.
We are in the middle of July and I am not ready for the summer nights to be done! I love sitting outside after work with husband and just enjoying the warm weather… we should really do yard work instead of sit but what fun it that! This weekend is my grandma’s 80th birthday! There is no way this woman is 80! She is such an amazing person and the best grandma ever! We will be celebrating her birthday at the park on Sunday. Then next weekend is the 24th of July and we will be heading to Utah Lake for the 1st camping trip in the motorhome. I hope it is fun and the weather will be nice! The next weekend is my mom’s 50th birthday! I can’t wait for this party! I just wish my back yard would weed itself so that it is presentable for this party!