September 10th…

Holding onto summer even though it’s getting a bit chilly..

Fire drill.

Our smoke/carbon monoxide detectors do a funny thing..

They let us know when lightning is striking by beeping.

Really.

Sometimes it is just one, sometimes it is all of them triggered by just the one.  I have Googled the phenomena and we are slightly abnormal for experiencing this in our household.

(If yours doesn’t do it, then I believe that you are the weird one.)

We haven’t had too many awesome storms this summer, so I am glad when it lets me know when one is here.  The best is when it goes off in the middle of the night.  I nearly wet my bed every time it happens.  Then the thunder comes and I am not scared.

This morning as the girls were getting their hair done, the detector beeped, and Lynn immediately dropped to the floor and crawled to the door.

We all had a good laugh when the thunder followed-up pretty soon after.

At least she remembers the proper procedures.

September 9th..

September 8th..

September 7th..

Vacation is officially over..

The end of summer.

The years that we are most fortunate, our summers end with a trip to Lake Powell.

This year, we were very fortunate.

I still feel like I am on a boat at times.

At times I wish I were still on that boat…

Since all the days run together as far as happenings on the lake go, I will note some of my favorite, and I will try to narrow down my favorite pics as well.

(Thanks goes to my sister-in-law Brooke for sharing her D90 with me, she has an awesome zoom lens on that thing and for sharing the pics she took of me and Merrill playing on the lake.  I can hardly wait to see the rest!)

- Sleeping und er the stars and showing the girls the milky way.

- Jumping the wake of the tour boat.

- Merrill getting run over by the wave runner..  twice.

- Finding seashells.

- Campfires on the beach.

- Soaking up the sun all day long.

- The near death experience on the water weenie.

- Ashley giggling and screaming, “That was WICKED!!” when we would jump waves on the wave runner.  She is so chill and fun on that toy.

- Taking the girls up a side canyon on the wave runner.  Having them giggle all the way jumping waves.

- A body so sore from the previous day’s activities, it required yoga in the mornings.

-Family time.

- Gorgeous scenery.

- Being bitten by that one fire ant.

- Merrill drenching everyone on the front deck with the wave runner.

- Pumping poo at the pump-out dock and finding a “clog” in the opening.

- Crashing too hard and too much while water skiing.

- Breaking a few laws (shhh!).

- Jumping off the houseboat (see above).

- Watching the sunrise every morning (thank you Peyton).

- Hallie discovering a new way to wear you life jacket and bathing in the lake.

- The slide.

It’s a place that I can’t get enough of, and can’t wait to get back…

My summer in review..

This week’s challenge at I heart faces is a summer review.

Fun, I know!!

So here’s a re-cap in case you’ve missed what we’ve been up to:

Running through the sprinklers..

Enjoying the garden..

Laughing..

Trips to Lagoon..

Riding bikes..

Lots of fireworks and hanging out with cousins..

Swimming…

Soaking up the sun..

Yard work (and the accompanying farmer’s tan)..

Parties and all the treats that come with..

Games of kickball, with or without sprinklers..

Camping..  and S’Mores.

Trips to the Dam to play..

Jumping on the trampoline..

Reading..  A LOT!

And to cap it all off, Lake Powell…

See you next year summer!

P.S.  Don’t forget to head over to I Heart Faces to see some more fun summer pics.