The Keyopes' Water Weekend
If you know me you know that I am not much of the "outdoorsy" type. After being asked for the last 3 years, Damoomoo and I finally decided it was time to join the Keyopes Houseboat Weekend. We left early Saturday for a 3 hour trip to Lake Shasta, and it was well worth it! Time with family, every water sport and activity you can think of, and memories to last a lifetime....
I was really proud of AJ who rode in the inner tube (without one of us) all by himself or with his cousin. And loved going fast! He even enjoyed his turns on the jetski! He even learned how to swim with the basic strokes and kicking down. He swam with the big kids back to the houseboat once!
Thanks Uncle Bruce the Shark, Grandpa and Uncle Alex who helped my other water baby with floating. I think he looks like a sea lion in this one... Unfortunately with not much fat on his little body he was constantly in and out of the water-- shivering of course.
With jumping in the water first thing in the morning & doing nothing else but swimming it is no wonder both my boys fell asleep fast at night. The cool part is that they got to lay down on the deck up top and see a clear night sky with zillions of stars, including 2 shooting stars, and every now and then you'll catch the kids singing their favorite Disney Channel/Radio Disney songs!!!
I did have to get used to not having electricity at my beck and call. I even let my phone battery go so I was also without a cell phone. But for me the best part about being out of my element was having enough courage to really try something new....
WAKEBOARDING! It took me two days, dozens of falls & tons of water going up my nose, sore arms hands (ahh hell the whole body!!), but I finally got up and stayed up for about 5 seconds. I figure I was so concentrated on how to get up that I really didn't think of what to do once I got there, except fall down again. The bad part was that 'moomoo wasn't there to see, but I do have legit witnesses! This wasn't my most successful moment, but it is a peek at what I put my body through!
We will definitely make it out there again next year! Here's to family, the houseboat, and mah-jong to bring the family together even for just one weekend!
YOU GO GIRL! Sounds like an awesome time with the family! I gotta say...I'm proud of BOTH of us. First hiking for me and now, wakeboarding for you! Us "non-outdoorsy" types are makin' a change...lol!
hello from chi-town! i miss you guys and hope to run into you all soon!
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