Monday, November 14, 2011

Stirland Family Lake Powell Trip

My house is a disaster,
I have 96 essays to grade,
I could be taking a nap,
or doing something productive like
dishes, grocery shopping, or going to the bank....

BUT I THINK I'LL BLOG INSTEAD!

Still playing catch up: I thought I was ready for a seasonal change but looking back these photos make me wish it was summer already. They also remind me how much Annie has changed in the last 2 months! I've got to keep up better so I don't miss these windows of life.

Annie was always a defective car baby and, we discovered, lake baby, but with each trip to the lake she decided to like the experience a little more. By the end of the summer she loved it! I can't wait until next year.

We bought a water mat and it is A.W.E.S.O.M.E.

The annual Stirland Family trip was wonderful, as usual. We celebrated Ydnic's B-Day once again at the lake and enjoyed her fabulous life video twice in a row.

Even Kari+1/2 and the twins made an appearance!



Annie and Lailee LOVED their little pool with a perfect view of the big kids playing king of the mat behind the houseboat.







Watch out for Nichole Freestone Burr on the water mat. She's more aggressive than I would have guessed.

Too bad Annie developed a cold and wasn't feeling too hot. This didn't help the defective lake baby syndrome one little bit. These trips to the lake were super fun but intensely exhausting with a little 1-year-old and all her gear.




Grandma Polly is always up for an adventure!

2 comments:

Alana said...

Annie is precious! I'm exhausted even thinking about a baby at a lake!

K Worthington said...

I went to the lake this year?! Geesh! I barely remember that! Some blur of A good meal, my dad chomping at the bit to leave, chasing the girls down the hall, sweet grandma Polly playing with four rambunctious baby girls.... Ah the life of being mom...I miss staying for four days, basking in the hot sun, feeling good about myself in a swimsuit, water skiing....my only worry of the day: is there going to be any country time lemonade left after all our boy cousins get to the cooler? Haha!! Those days are gone, but these three girls sure are worth it!!