A Little Wakesurfing, Anyone?

Our friend Jeff and his son Kyle joined us for a couple of days of our inaugural weekend.  They brought their boat so we all got to try a little wakesurfing.  Look how excited everyone is!!!

Jeff commented that Colton was the best first timer he had ever had on the boat.  Wes and I were amazed at how easy it came for him!  He was up and throwing in the rope like he'd been doing this for years!

He had a pretty serious face.  Concentration.

I'm impressed!

Uh-oh!  Lost that wave!

Kori was a little intimidated after watching Colton, but she took right to it also!

She was surprised she got up so easily.

Hang loose, baby!

She threw the rope in several times too!  Couldn't hang on here though!!

Yes, this is me.  This is as far as anyone got at taking my picture before the batteries died and they didn't bother to check the camera bag for more batteries!!  I couldn't surf on the regular side, I had to do it goofy.  The dark side is just too strong with me I guess!  I got right up on the other side though, and I kept going until I was tired!  I couldn't have let go of the rope yet, I was way too dependent on it!  They said I was back too far like a wakeboard, but it just seemed to go against everything I've ever been taught to put my weight forward!  Still, it was great fun and I'm glad I tried it.  Jeff said he took pictures of me, so if I get those, I'll add them.

Clint had a hard time with the getting up part.  That kid is no quitter though!  He tried and tried.  We finally started him from the platform which helped him get the feel of it.  He was able to stay up for a little ways, but by then he was pretty tired!

Karlee took to this just like everything else we've thrown at her.  She was amazing and she was able to go for a long way without the rope!

It was fun for me to watch Wes learn to wakesurf.  I have only ever seen him look completely confident while doing water sports, and it was just really different to see him do something that he didn't know how to do!  Of course, he managed to get up easily, learn quickly, and look great doing it!!

Thanks Jeff and Kyle!  We loved having you with us, and I'm afraid Kori will never be satisfied with our boat again.  You'll have to bring your boat much more often!!

Welcome To The Neighborhood!

"If you're lucky enough to live on the water, you're lucky enough."

It was our first weekend as the New Kids On The Block.  We had a fabulous time!  We had to be there for a HOA meeting, so we decided to make a weekend out of it.  Just imagine a HOUSE on this lot instead of our  trailer!!

Here is the view of our new neighborhood and the lake from our lot:

This is pretty much how the first day went.  It rained all day and we just hung out in the camper.  We took a drive around the lake and played some games.  We weren't going to complain about the rain since it's been so darn hot and dry!

The second day was GORGEOUS!  And we had tons of fun on the boat.  I managed to catch a few air pics of Colton on the wakeboard:

Look at these happy people!

Karlee had never tried wakeboarding, so after a quick lesson, we strapped her in the bindings and threw her off the boat.  I'm not sure why this was a good idea, but it made sense at the time.  And made for some funny pictures:

No problem, she got right up and really liked it!

We tried in vain to get Clint up on the wakeboard.  Not sure what we're doing wrong, but he hasn't gotten it yet.  It certainly wasn't for lack of trying!!!

Still all smiles, what a good sport!

Wes had a bit of a rough ski.  We're so spoiled by the glassy water at Cutler.  Bear Lake wasn't quite as smooth on this day.

Parting shot, the view of our neighborhood from the water: