Lake Powell

We went on our annual trip to Lake Powell with Grandpa Dave, Becca, Darrin, Nikki, and Ella. This is always the trip we look forward to each year, and we had a blast. Dave and Becca towed the boat with their expedition, Bryce and I towed the two wave-runners with our expedition, and Darrin and Nikki drove the fusion. It was a fun train of cars all the way to Powell. Getting everything onto the house boat is always a chore, but it was worse this year with two babies on board. We had to take two trips in order to get everyone and everything on the boat.

It took Lily awhile to get used to the life jacket, but she was so stinking cute in it! She loved hanging out on the back deck and playing in the water. It was so hot while we were there we had to keep getting in the water just to keep cool. 

 Lily loved being on the ski boat. She always wanted to be up in the bow and she would get so excited whenever we would start going. I am so happy that our little one is a boat girl! She even had a fun time driving the house boat with her Grandpa Dave. 

It was extremely hot this year, so luckily there was a nice breeze most of the time. That wasn't so great for wakeboarding and skiing, but we were glad to have some cool air. We did everything we could to keep cool. Nikki brought up a swimming pool for the little ones, and we would hang out on the tubes and use umbrellas for shade. It was pretty creative, I thought.

We didn't get a ton of wakeboarding and skiing in this year because the water was pretty choppy, but we still got some good runs in. Becca and I even got some air, which was way fun. We got Darrin on a wakeboard and he did awesome. Bryce is getting better each year, we couldn't believe how high he was getting. 

We went to explore "Connie's Crack", and again it was incredible. We were brave enough to take Ella and Lily with us, and they loved it! 

It was such a different trip with the babies, but we wouldn't have changed it at all. We had to be a little creative with them, like bathing them in a cooler and taking naps naked because it was so hot. They were so good together though and they really made the trip! It was such a fun trip and we can't wait to go again. 

Our Little 1 Year Old

I cannot believe Lily is already a year old! Time just goes by so quickly. She is our little angel, and every day is a new adventure for our family. Words can't express how much we love our sweet Lily Bug.

Lily is on her own schedule and has refused to walk yet, but she is still into everything! She can crawl everywhere and she will walk along furniture or if you are holding her hands. She just hasn't wanted to take that first steps on her own yet. We took her in for her 12 month appointment and she weighed 22 pounds and measured at 30 1/2 inches long. She is in the 70th percentile for her weight and the 90th for her height. She is starting to thin out now that she is on the move all the time.

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Her daddy got her a swimming pool for her birthday, and she absolutely loves it. She and Davis play in the pool when they have their play dates. I love that she is such a water baby, especially when it's the middle of summer in Utah. It's a nice way for all of us to cool off. Not only does she love the water, but she also loves the boat. We are going to Lake Powell and I'm sure she is going to have a blast. I had to throw the picture of Shawn with Lily in because I think it's such a sweet one. Another thing she loves is getting into my kitchen drawers, mostly the one with the water bottles in it. She climbs inside the drawer, like the picture, and thinks it is just hilarious. She definitely makes my life very busy.

Alice took her 1 year photos, and they turned out fabulous! We went up the canyon and got some really fun shots. Its so fun to see all of Lily's new facial expressions. She is just adorable!