Lake Powell

August 29-September 2, 2008: Every end of summer we get together with my side of the family and head to Lake Powell for Labor Day weekend. It's kind of our last event before everyone goes back to school and fall starts. It's one of our favorite events of the year! We left today on Aaron's birthday around 8pm because we had to wait for all the boys to get off of work. Dad, mom and the girls had left earlier in the day. Austin and Hudson both rode down in the truck with Aaron, Jade and I. We had a full vehicle with all the gear and even the jetskis. It was a long drive, especially because we were so loaded with stuff and because we had to keep making stops for the Jadester. We didn't arrive in Page until 4am. We were all dying we were so tired. It was a fun drive though and we had a good time with Austin and Hudson.
The next morning we got up kind of early...at least early for us who had just gotten in at 4am. We headed down to the beach at Lone Rock and set up camp for the day. It was great weather, not windy, just sunny with a slight dusting of clouds. We set up Jade's play pen and put her under the canopy. She played there for most of the time and really had a good time. The water, even in August, was too cold for her to get into but we would get her out and she would play in the sand, or sit on our laps and watch everyone else play. For being out on the beach all day, she did a really good job. I just made sure we kept her sunscreened and well hydrated. However for all the sunscreen I applied, Jade still got a little sun. She was wearing a headband and when I took it off that night, she had a small sun line on the top of her forehead. Oops! I'm such a bad mom for letting my 3 month old get some sun.
The next day was Sunday and rainy. So it was perfect. We went to church and then stayedn in the motel and just rested. It was perfect for Jade because she needed the rest after being outside all day yesterday.
On Monday, the rain had stopped but it was really cloudy and windy. So for the first hour or so at the beach, Jade and I spent the time in the car. The wind was whipping up sand everywhere and it was hard for the little Jadester to breath. I was afraid that I would end up spending the entire time in the car but after about an hour, the sun came out and the wind stopped. The rest of the day was fantastic and we all had a great time jet skiing and playing around in the water. We buried Hudson in the sand and made him look like an elephant. It was really fun! We ended up getting off the lake around 7pm at sunset and showered and got ready for the long, exhausting ride home. All in all it was a great weekend and a fantastic end to the summer.