While Dad is working.....

 Mike has trainings in the valley a couple of times a year and I love to go with him and just relax while he works.  This summer though we had not spent much time as a family so we decided to take the kids along with us for some together time.  I thought the kids and I could just hang out at the pool while Dad was working..... then we got a call from Grandpa John asking if we wanted to go to Canyon Lake with he and Grandma Debbie to try out his boat he just fixed up.  There was a slight pause on my end because if you are a Papa and have been on any lake anywhere with John you know that something usually goes wrong.  It's really not his fault either.  I think he just has super bad luck.

  Like the time we all went to Lake Powell on the 4th of July and decided it would be a great idea to go into town to watch the fireworks.  Grandpa John said no worries he had a "spotlight" to find our way back to camp.  So, off we went.  The fireworks were amazing and we were all in great moods heading back out on the lake.  About 3 hours later we still had not found our campsite and Grandpa's "spotlight" was actually a flashlight.  We couldn't see a dang thing and had no idea where we were.  The Papa father and his kids were all arguing about who's grand idea it had been and how the heck we were going to find our way back before we ran out of gas when we hit a rock and busted the prop.  That made our night so much more fun!  Anyway, in the end we did finally find our campsite just before dawn and we were all super cranky!

So you can imagine my hesitancy to go to the lake on a boat with John.  But I thought what the heck!  Why no?!  We met up with them at the lake and a few of them went in the boat.  I thought I might never see my kids again.  Seriously!  Can you see that boat in the picture?  I was afraid the nose of it was going to come flying out of the water at any minute and they were going to be toast!  But they weren't and the boat did great and so did Grandpa!  We can chalk this lake trip down as a success!!!!  Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for the afternoon of fun! 

 The boys LOVED the boat.  They think we need one now.

 Katlyn loved it too.  She didn't love having to take turns though.

 We always take the kids to Bass Pro Shop while we are down.  They love it.  It's free so we dig that too!

 The lake did Gavers in.  Mike had to take him back the next day to see the fish.

These guys are pretty easy to entertain!

All in all it was a great trip!