Moments: We're still here!

It's been a CRAZY month and a half since I last posted. I'll start with our trip to Lake Entiat, during the first week of August. Lake Entiat is actually a dammed part of the Columbia River, just south of Lake Chelan. We rented a house, which was plenty big enough for all of us. So, it was our family, Steve and Susan's family, Tami and Todd's family and the grandparents. A lot of people, but plenty of room! We were right on the river/lake, so easy access and fun for everyone. We spent the days boarding, tubing, jet skiing, sailing, sunning, reading, gaming, eating, napping and whatever else the kids could think up! Here are some highlights from the week. Brace yourself for lots of pictures!:

The house from the lake.

Hangin at the beach, while the boat is hauling people around. Plenty of shade and sun, depending on your preference. The kids enjoyed playing in the sand, while some enjoyed reading and painting (grandma). Some tubing pics. The following three are of Susan, myself and Tami. It wasn't pretty. These three show how Tami had ahold of my leg and pulled me in with her. I didn't include the pic of our fannies flying in the air (no one needs to see that one), but you get the idea. I would have been just fine, cept for Tami!

Susan's so proud of herself for staying on. She had her moment in the water in the next run though! Next it was the dad's (Paul and Steve) turn.

The kids enjoyed themselves on the tube too. Rachel, Kailey and Kenzie:

Carly being helped back on the tube by Kailey and Kenzie:

Rachel, Alise and Kenzie. Kenzie's in a lot of these, huh?:Grandpa and Grandma didn't want to miss out on the fun. These two are quite daring for 76ish years old! Rachel got on with them to balance out the tube and so Grandma could be in the middle. HOLD ON!

Grandpa had big plans for his new (new to him, rather old sailboat actually) sailboat. He took various grandkids out on a few outings. The wind typically did not cooperate. This first pic is of them having to be towed back in by Tami cause the wind died down. They did get a good sail the last day, though. Got all the way up the river by the bridge, sailed back down to us and didn't need a tow at all:

The water was often smooth as glass. Here are some very excited kids, ready to get out there and board! TJ, Rachel, Brianna, Aaron and Kenzie:

This was Kenzie's first time to try wakeboarding. She did very well, albeit, a bit freaked out!

Me, giving wakeboarding a whirl. I had done this a couple times in the past. Never a pretty experience, but I do get up, go a bit, then promptly go down. For a girl who never was able to get up on water skis, not too shabby!TJ, showing his impressive moves:Brianna got a lot more comfortable this trip, being able to board almost every day. She got over both wakes and even got a bit of air and landed it!Steve being tricky with his water camera:Steve's showing some of his sweet moves:Then it's Paul's turn:Rachel is a chip off the ole block - Steve's block:This was Carly's first time boarding too. A natural, and pretty excited about it. The jet skiers (in the background) had a lot of fun riding the wakes too!This was Carly's last day to board, she got pretty tricky too. Was able to go over both wakes. Here she is saying : "Oh Yeah!" after she crossed the wake successfully. Really, that's what she was saying!Aaron's first time boarding this trip too. He just popped right up and rode for quite a while. He crossed the wake successfully too! A happy boy here!The jet skiers had a good time. The kids enjoyed driving it themselves. Here's Aaron and Kenzie driving with Paul:After a hard day playing, we would hang and play games, read and just hang together. Grandma never knew a chair she couldn't take a nap in:Susan, Paul, Todd, Tami and Steve playing Mexican Train:Kids reading and playing scattergories