Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Lake Marion

Our last trip of the summer was to Lake Marion, South Carolina.  This was our Ellsworth/Brallier reunion.  The lake was beautiful, but because of the drought it was really low.  You could see tops of trees pokin up through the water and you couldn't see that until you were close.  So it was a little nerve racking to drive the boat around.  But Mike learned if you stayed in the channel you were ok.  The weather was HOT and MUGGY!  So we were eith on the lake, in the pool or hanging out in the condo.  We'd wake up early, wakeboard, come home eat, swim, nap and then go back out on the boat in the evening and then play salad until bedtime.  We had a great time.  Very relaxing.
 Braxton

 
 Playing in the water



 Good Morning Dad!
 Hailey loves to sleep.  If she doesn't get enough in the night, she'll fit it in somehow in the day.
 Hailey learned to wakeboard.
 Charleston is only an hour away, so Jarom, Liina and Hanele were able to come out and stay with us for a couple of days.
 Jarom, Hanele and Braxton in the background.  The current was so strong that it was easy to get pulled away from the boat.
Getting ready to head out for some morning wakeboarding.

Utah 2011

Our first trip this summer was to Utah for the Hanson Family Reunion. When we landed in Salt Lake and walked outside to get our car, the weather was beautiful!  Then a cold front came in and it was FREEZING!!!  I only packed for summer weather, so we were huddled in blankets.  But, in true Utah form, it warmed back up and it was that dry, hot weather I look forward to.  We went up to Park city again for our reunion, and as usual, the kids had a blast. It seems like yesterday that I was running around with my cousins at reunions.  Oh to be young again.  We were also able to spend time with Grandma Cheryl and Aunt Traci, and the Colemans.  We also were able to do a picnic with some of my highschool friends.  It was a fun filled trip, and I can't wait to do it again next year.
 The boys rented bikes and did some biking in the mountains.
 Most of the grandchildren
 Logan and Mike relaxing in the hot tub
 Swimming in the pool at the Silver King Lodge
 Kim and Kerry
 Happy Logan
 We always have to go to the pool by Stacy's at least once or twice while we are out there.  The boys getting dumped on by "the bucket"
 Aunt Stacy putting Logan to sleep, as you can see, she's good at it.