brooks family blog: September 2010

This year on our family trip to Lake Powell was another great year! We did so many fun things and made so many fun memories. The kids had a blast jumping off the back of the house boat, jumping off the top of the houseboat, sliding down the slide, playing in the sand, fishing, having dance parties at night on the top deck, going on hikes and sight seeing, going to the marina for ice cream, jumping off cliffs, riding the tube, playing with friends, catching frogs, eating yummy food, early morning skiing and wakeboarding, swimming across the bay, watching shooting stars and playing with uncle Jeff (who became everyone's favorite uncle)! This year in Lake Powell Jackson learned how to wakeboard. He did so great and loved it. Maggie learned how to water ski. I talked to Maggie before and told her that she might fall down when she tries but that it was ok. It was all part of learning. I told her not to be afraid and that we would be right there to help her. So her first attempt she tried to stand up and fell right away. It scared her so much that there was no way she was going to try again. I sat out in the water with her trying to calm her down but she wouldn't, she was too hysterical. Brandon finally decided to coast and head back toward the houseboat. Thinking we would just drag her back. As I held onto her ski's I finally convinced Maggie to at least hold onto the rope. Slowly I convinced her to try standing up so she did and she popped right up!! The little stinker was water skiiing. She did awesome but refused to smile. Getting her to try skiing a second time was a little harder but she did it and didn't even get wet. By the end of the trip she was doing laps around the bay. We didn't document this trip very well-I guess we were too busy having fun and playing but here are a few pics of the kids

Jacks jumping off the top- we had to do lots of convincing but once his friends Bree and Ash jumped with no problems he decided that it was ok for him to jump too!