We arrived into camp in the middle of a crazy storm. Visibility was so bad by the time we were parked in our site that we couldn’t see Steamboat Rock! We waited out the storm in Grandpa and Grandma Keene’s motor home and ate tacos until we could set up.
Once we set up, we got ready to play with friends!
Ā The next morning, we were ready to hit the beach.
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| Grandma Keene hosting several children on a floatie š |
One of our favorite things to do is stay in the boat as long as possible: skiing, wakeboarding, tubing, swimming, and floating.
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| Headbands: Allowing you to feel put together and fabulous while everyone else sees your crazy hair. |
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| I like how no one is paying attention while I wakeboard. š |
Sometimes we get a little silly in the water. The kids had so much fun together!
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| Jim and his mom |
Our favorite Mexican restaurant was closed but we still had a yummy dinner in town at PepperJack’s one night. Jim called ahead so they were ready with a table for 19.
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One morning, the kids had fun running through the sprinklers at the campsite.
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| Check out those leg muscles! |
One morning was a little overcast. The ladies (and Jim!) still made the most of the skiable water.
The kids stayed at the campsite and played… although Brady and Carson spent some time hiking up Steamboat Rock with their dad.
The afternoon was sunny again and we got to play some more. Haley did a great job tubing, up to 23 mph!
We took a family boat ride to lunch in the cove and the marina for dessert. Yum!
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| Haley skipped nap for the marina trip… until on the way home! |
A trip to Banks Lake can’t be complete without some rock jumping.
We ended the week with an injury for JT. He fell off his bike, hitting his head (in his helmet, thank the Lord!) first and then scraping his shoulder, forearm, knee, and hand badly. He lost skin and had bad road rash. We are so thankful for our family’s strict helmet policy and the fact that he was wearing it correctly, not back on his head or loose. He could have had a very major injury and damage to his face. Instead, we were scrubbing gravel out of his four other deep wounds. JT was very brave and felt special to be visited by his friends during his recovery, who brought get well cards and a room full of smiles.
The end of the week brought a little sadness as we go back to home, chores, work, and routines. We are grateful for the opportunity to live like this, a little piece of wonderful at a time.And we are super thankful for fun friends and family to do it with! Until next year…
The Keene Family 