a trip to lake powell...

Travis and I just returned from a week long vacation on a house boat at Lake Powell...sans kids!! Vacations are always great...but this one was the most relaxing trip I have ever taken. We went with 6 other couples that we are good friends with. There was something about having everything there on the boat...good friends, great food, fun conversations...and no where that you HAD to go that made it SO relaxing. Wanna ride the jet ski? Sure... Wanna take a nap? Sure... Wanna play a game? Sure... Ahhhh it was just amazing!

We docked the houseboat right in a little cove in Face Canyon. The best part was at night we all brought our air mattresses out onto the top of the boat to sleep. We even brought a projector and watched movies right on the smooth rock right next to the boat....kinda like a sleep in movie theater! ; ) Our time was filled with boating, jet skis, surfing, games, movies, a few mice, bats swooping over our heads, a Luau dinner and evening, and a dance party with lots of glow sticks.

This is Travis showing off while learning to surf behind the boat...he never quite got to the point of being able to let go of the rope...maybe next year!

One morning we took the boat into a small slot canyon and hiked in a bit. It was absolutely breathtaking. SO worth the hike! It reminded me of some of the close areas when I hiked the Narrows at Zions.

We also did a little cliff jumping...I didn't jump off of this rock...no sirree...I did jump off one between 15-20 feet...fun, but not something I will crave to do on a regular basis!

Sunday the water was super smooth. It was just amazing! I just wanted to reach out and touch it...so I did!

Getting away with Travis is something that I love to do. I think spending time just the 2 of us is an important necessary part of staying close. It strengthens our relationship and helps us appreciate our sweet children even more. It is great to be away, but also great to come home.

Now if only I could just get my computer to stop rocking back and forth...