4th of July at Smith Lake

As we have the past couple of years, we spent the 4th of July holiday at Smith Lake with Brian and Shannon.  Since the 4th was on a Wednesday, we opted to go up the first half of the week.  Brian took Christian, Pres and Lucy up Friday morning so they could get lots of skiing in without everyone else distracting them.  Preston loves hanging with Christian, learning as much as he can from him and trying as hard as he can to be as good as him on the water,  The rest of us arrived on Saturday morning.

We immediately went out and did some tubing, surfing and wakeboarding....a little bit of everything. Walker got to help Uncle Brian drive the boat, and the other kids all jumped off the infamous rock.  We met up with lots of friends (Bill and Chrissi Cook, Reed and Melanie Nitto and others from Silverock Cove).  The weather was great, and everyone had a great first day together.

Sunday morning, we got up and headed to Trident Marina to try something new...Flyboarding!  There is a 60 lb weight requirement, so everyone wanted to try it (except Lucy and Walker), but the guy was running late, so we ultimately let the 4 big kids do it along with Brian and me.  They instructed us to ride it like a hoverboard, keeping our legs straight when we get pushed out of the water, and steering with our toes.  It was a lot of fun, and an awesome treat!  Though we all tried to outdo each other and get higher, Bennett and Christian probably did the best.  I think Pres and Henley were a little light.

Christian getting some major height!

Cutest group of cousins!

In between boating, we had lots of fun at the pool, around the house and swimming off the boat docks
on floats.  Since it was a holiday week, the lake was a little crazy with inexperienced boaters, so we took multiple breaks.  The kids did not seem to mind though, they just enjoy their time together.

As always, Brian, Reed and other neighbors put
on a great fireworks show on July 3rd.  Beck and Walker were a little afraid of the noise, so we watched from the porch, but it was pretty amazing display for a group of individuals.

Thank you Brian and Shannon for another memorable time at the lake!