PK Trip

Saturday, Jamie and I loaded up the kids and headed out to my MIL’s lake house at PK for the rest of the weekend.  I was so happy to be heading out there because we haven’t made it out there this summer. 

After we got to the house (around 4), we put on our swimming suits and headed straight to the lake.  The kids had a blast jumping off the dock while Jamie and I enjoyed floating.  We stayed in the lake for about 3 hours before calling it a night.  Surprisingly, the kids didn’t fight us on coming in.  I think after a day at Hawaiian Falls they were worn out. 

Jamie and I had so much fun relaxing, reading and watching the kids play.  Maddie, Layton and Meg get along so well!  Maddie turned nine in April and Layton turned 6 in May.  I love that they are all at an age where they get along so well.  Don’t get me wrong, we had our moments, but they were few and far between. 

All weekend, the girls were playing Avatar.  All three of the kids are obsessed with the movie and have been trying to “learn the language”.  It was super adorable to watch the girls.  Maddie would actually take notes while they were watching the movie.  I love their imaginations. 

***Me & Jamie, my beautiful best friend***

Sunday morning, we had a bite for breakfast and then headed back to the lake for some more swimming.  We swam and floated for about 3 hours, then called it a day.  We didn’t want to leave, but we all needed to head back to reality (boo). 

***Maddie & Megan***    

After an amazing weekend with my best friend and her kiddos, it was time to say good-bye.  We all had a great time and wished it could have lasted longer! 

***Layton & Megan***

The part you've been waiting for...

I couldn't be more proud of Megan this weekend. While we were on vacation, we asked her if she'd like to learn how to water ski. I was surprised when she said yes. She's never seen anyone water ski before, so I'm not sure she knew exactly what to expect.

***Meg right before her skiing lesson***

We got Meg ready for her lesson and put her and poppy in the lake behind the boat. My dad has taught a ton of kids how to water ski. He is so amazing when he's teaching kids to ski. His patience is amazing.

Once he got Meg into the water, he put her on his left side (the side he has always taught from) and helped her get into her water skis. Then he talked to her a little bit, then told Jarrad to start towing them.

On her very first try she popped right out and was skiing all by herself. It was so amazing to watch. It was so natural for her. She was so comfortable, that she was even holding on with one hand and waving to other boats as they drove by.

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***the proud instructor and even more proud student***

***My little skier***

Fourth of July Fun

Meg, Jarrad and I met our wonderful friends, The Sorensons, out at the lake for the 4th this year for some lake swimming and fireworks watching. Meg couldn't wait to get into the lake, so as soon as we got to the campsite, we headed straight down to the lake for a swim.

Suz and Colton joined us. Colton did so awesome. At first, he didn't want to get in, but after Suz dragged him into the lake, he had a blast. She actually had to drag him OUT of the lake when it was time to go back to the camp site.

***Colton & Suz***

***Sweet Megan***

***Mommy & Megan***



***Allison & Suz***

***Colton & Suz***

***Auntie Al & Colton***

***Meg & Colton***

Once it got dark, we all moved down to the bank so we could see the fireworks. Meg usually loves fireworks, but this year she decided to climb all over Seth instead. Tanner was so adorable, she kept saying "I've never seen fireworks before". She'd say it every time a firework went off.

***Megan and Tanner***

***Meg and Daddy***

***Suz, Meg and Tanner***

(Tanner was being silly and kept "falling" off of Suz's legs)

***a bad shot of fireworks***

Lake weekend

Friday night, Jarrad and I loaded Megan and Dixie up in the truck and headed out to the lake house after dinner with the Ramsey's to celebrate Nick's birthday.

Meg was so excited, she kept talking about fishing. About 30 minutes into the drive, I turned back to check on her and she was out like a light.
Of course, the little cat nap in the truck was just what she needed for some late night fishing. We arrived at the lake house around 11:30. By the time we unpacked and headed to the dock for some fishing it was midnight. Unfortunately, we didn't have any luck with the fish on Friday night. We finally climbed into bed around 1:45. Of course, Meg was so wired that she wouldn't stop talking or lay still. Finally, after about 30 minutes, she stayed still long enough for her to fall asleep.

***Meg fishing***

The next morning, Meg didn't get up until 10:00. After a quick breakfast, we changed into our swimsuits and headed to the dock for a morning swim. Jarrad was a wimp and wouldn't get in because it was too cold for him. The water actually felt GREAT.

***Meg ready for some swimming***

***Meg and a few other little girls***

***Meg was having a blast. I made her wear her life jacket if I wasn't in

the water. Surprisingly, she didn't fight me on it***

After our morning swim, we headed to Lunch at the Rockin S. When we got back from lunch, Jarrad finally joined us in the water. He still complained that there were a few cold spots.

***He asked me for another beer, I told him he had to smile***

***Me and Jarrad***

***Just me***

***Jarrad and Megan***

Dixie wanted us to play fetch with her while we were floating around. She kept dropping her ball on the side of the dock, then would nudge it in with her nose. It was annoying and adorable all at the same time.

***Dixie getting ready to nose the ball in***

***Sweet Megan***

***Meg and Mommy***

We had such a great time. Looking forward to more weekends at the lake house :)

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And here is the rest of the story

The second post about the Jordan/Ramsey First Annual Family Vacation...

Saturday morning, after we all got up and out of bed, we had a quick breakfast, then started getting ready for the day. We packed lunches, coolers, and bags full of sunscreen, sunglasses, hats, and other things we'd need while we were on lake.

Poppy, Ruth, Taylor, Megan and I went to pick up the boat that we had rented for the entire day. We were able to pick it up at 10:00. Meg was so excited about her first boat ride. Of course, because I had made such a big deal about it, she didn't want me to take any pictures...but that didn't stop me. It's not the best picture (she's mad that I'm taking it) but it will have to do.

We picked up the boat and headed back to the dock to pick up the rest of the family and all of our "stuff". Our "stuff" included, a beach bag for each family, towels for each person, three coolers, a small soft cooler, and a few floaties. We definitely weighted down the boat. After loading everything up, we headed out for the day. By boat, it was about a 1 hour ride over to Hell's Gate. Possum Kingdom is such a gorgeous lake. The houses are amazing, so we didn't mind the ride. Plus, we were able to relax and soak up some sun on the way. We were all so excited to get to Hell's Gate. We were excited about dropping in our anchor and floating around all day. Imagine our surprise when we discover that our boat didn't have an anchor. Yep, you read right. We had driven an hour to get to Hell's Gate to hang out and float only to find out that we don't have an anchor.

I wasn't very happy, so I called on our radio back to the dock we rented the boat from and calmly told them that we didn't have an anchor. Much to my disappointment, they didn't have any boats or jet skis (they claimed this anyway) that they could bring up an anchor with. So, Kyle pulled the boat for a while to keep it from drifting into any other boats, but as you can imagine - that got tiring real quick. So, at least one of us stayed in the boat to drive circles around the others who were floating...not exactly what we had envisioned for our first day at Hell's Gate. All things considered, we still had an amazing time. And, I might mention that they gave us a discount after the bitch in me came out :)

Here are a few pictures of the happy families that went with us :)

The day turned out to be a great success, minus our anchor mishap. And, we knew that we needed to make sure we had an anchor on the boat when we picked it up Sunday. Live and learn.

Stay tuned for Sunday's adventures :)