Camping Trip!!!!

We just got back yesterday from a fun filled weekend. Jeff and I headed to Knoll Lake just 1 1/2 hours outside of Winslow to go camping. We went with Ed and Mel Gutierrez, Eric and Cece, Paul and Rachel and Ava and the Powell Family (Rod, Lisa and their daughters Katie and Laura and Granddaughter McKenzie) We had such a great time! It was fun and relaxing. We took out the quads and adventured around the area, did some shooting, played games and ate constantly!! We got to take the canoe out to the lake on Sunday and Jeff, myself and Jeremy paddled as far as we could, It was gorgeous!! Its so nice having something this beautiful this close to home! See...So if you think Winslow is only ugly....Think again!! There is more beauty than you would imagine! and its very close by!!! We had fun and we are already planning our trip for next year!

Lake Powell

There has been an annual for some of the friends in the Winslow congregation that started decades ago. Going to Lake Powell is what I did virtually every summer of my childhood. We would go for about a week every time and even that didn't seem like enough time there. There are so many things to explore! My family had a boat, it was fast and we had SO much fun with it, I wish we still had it! But about 10-15 years ago everyone transitioned from camping on the beaches to using a house boat. More civilized I guess, I personally prefer a good old fashion tent but I have to admit it is a lot of fun!! Jeff and I were excited to get an invitation to go with the group this year. It had been FAR to long since I had been on the Lake and this would be Jeff's first time to Lake Powell and first time on a house boat so needless to say he was excited too! We had such a great time! Played volleyball till our arms were bruised and went swimming every chance we could. They have a slide on the back of the boat so that was fun to so what trick you could pull flying off that thing! hehehe.. We had great dinners every night courtesy of each guest (we each had a night to cook for everyone) Nolan made outstanding home made pizza, Emma made her Arizona famous Mexican dishes, We brought lasagna and there were so many other good things to pig out on. We also got to adventure out to different coves and beaches. There are such beautiful places there and it seems never ending. So with all that, a Hawaiian theme night, some tubing, wake boarding and a lot of sun Jeff's first Powell trip was a hit and we hope to go again next year!