Our trip to Island Park was a short one this year! We crammed as much in as possible! We rented a boat this year with Josh's siblings, and a bunch of us brought up our kayaks. There were Rhino rides, 4-wheeler rides, walks around the island, and of course - playing in the water for hours! I sure love seeing all these cousins together! There are quite a few now! With Tricia's new 7, we had quite the crew! We were missing Jar and her fam, and Staci and her bunch.
I went out with the big kids to take pics while they water skied. These kiddos are pretty awesome! Kaley is a pro, and pops right up almost every time. What a sporty chica!
T tried this year too! As with every first time - there were plenty of crashes, but he did get up!
Then those teens and pre-teen cousins convinced me to get in and try! That face is wondering what the heck am I doing?! I really don't love getting IN the lake. There are floaties, fish and it's cold! But, I did it! I hopped in, and Kaley documented the whole thing.
Chalae coached me on getting up out of the water, and I was determined!
I did crash a couple of times, but then I actually got UP out of the water!!! The funny thing is, as I was getting up, I was thinking - OK, now what?!?!?! Nobody told me what to do after you actually get out of the water!!!!
So gracefully, down I went. Ha! Did you enjoy all those faces?! I was seriously SO excited that I got up, and was terrified that I was going to crash because I didn't know what to do next!
After another fall, I got back up for reals! I think I stayed up for like 7 mins! It felt like forever! Chalae drove me over by the cabin so I could shout and show off! Again, all my faces of sheer joy and excitement! I'm not nearly as graceful as my bestie Lacie, but I was channelling her super skier vibes! ;)
Of course, there were times I nearly fell again - but I stayed up!
Kneeboarding crew
