I turned five in a hot tub

The first part of this story begins in the summer a few weeks ago.
Place- swimming pool with a hot tub
Time- 3:20 pm
Rule- You have to be 5 to get in the hot tub.

Shane: " Lucy I guess your 5 now" {kind of jokingly kind of not}
She did not pass for 5.......surprised?
And she was not very happy about it.

Fast Forward 2 weeks ahead to the first day of school.

Lucy: I wanna go to school.
Me: You can't your not quite big enough to go to school with the kids
Lucy: I am BIG seeeeee. { as she looks down at her tiny frame inspecting herself}
Me: I know you are getting big but you have to be 5
Lucy: I am 5
Me: No your not your 3.
Lucy: NO uh ah. uh ah.
Me: So when did you turn 5.
Lucy: In the HOT TUB. {it took me a while to figure out where this crazy idea was coming from}
Me: Well I guess your 3 again.
Lucy: I don't like 3.

But she is stuck being 3.
And it is just me and her for while.
Running the house.
It's a good thing.

sunday bike ride

Ahhhhh Summer nights.
Bike rides until dark....sometimes after.
I don't think I could ever get enough.

good bye powell

We were sad to have to leave
and the rain clouds finally were leaving us alone.
So the decision was made.
And we stretched out the trip a tad bit longer.

Good bye Lake Powell
See you again in 2 weeks.
The only bright side to a transmission going out on the way home.
And shoving 2 families in one car.
You Have :) to go back down to Powell.
This time adults only.

Thank heavens for good friends who invite us on amazing trips.

then the rain came down

And down and down and down.

We wore jackets and wished we had electric blankets
The kids huddled around the heater.
trying to get warmies blown their way.
While we are waiting for the white caps to stop threatening our lives.
We found fun by
exploring....or running from the storm.
trying the kids secret drink conconctions ...{you were so brave Emily}
climbing, jumping and swimming.
Yes it was warmer when you were in the water.
It was hard to get out knowing you could quite possibly die of hypothermia...{just kidding}.
The coldest day in June in Lake Powell on record.
It had to be! And we were there snuggling on a boat.
We even survived the brutal waves that could have swallowed us alive
good thing our captain was an experienced driver.
the next day the sun was our friend again.
we were happy to shed our layers and bask in her rays once again.

there were sunny days

This was our first day of summer....and it was full of what summer should be.
sunshine,surfing,swimming,exploring, lots of water, jency {shane's sister},
bare feet, beauty, blue skies, junk food, good friends, music, red rocks, laughter {lots of it}
naps, books, sun screen, tan lines, fishing, cliff jumping.
good good times.

Then the next day it was rain.