A little Piece of Heaven!

So we have another adventure to tell about. We were absolutely thrilled when our friends, the Nordgren family, invited us to go to Lake Powell with them on a houseboat for 4 nights!! We have been truly blessed with amazing friends that have taken us on fun trips. We probably wouldn't have seen or done some of these things if it weren't for our great friends. You know who you are and were we've been. All the countless times to Lake Tahoe, all the boating trips, camping trips, and places yet to come! If you haven't been to Lake Powell, like we hadn't before this, we thought we had a little piece of heaven right there. The sights were truly amazing and the water was deliciously warm! We went down on Thurs. Aug. 28 and came home super late on Labor Day. The kids loved it all, with Luke being the biggest fish! He had no fear of swimming in those deep waters. Amber had to gain a love of it. It was scary to her at first and then she realized she'd be safe with all of us there and her life jacket on. The boat was anchored on the shore (the only flat piece in the area of Navajo Canyon that we were in) and at the end of the boat (54 ft. long) the water was about 25 feet deep. About 10 -15 yds.from that, it was around 150 feet deep!!!! Wow! The canyon walls show how the water meets right up to and it's just sheer drops into the water several feet deep! The first night we slept on top of the houseboat under the stars! I've never seen so many stars and they were twinkling and shooting all over! The next 3 nights were spent in the houseboat due to rain and extremely high winds! It was fine, however, stars as a canopy are much better! The first picture is of Wahweap Marina where the houseboat sits in it's slip until it's in use. What a breathtaking sight to come up to! The next one is of our own part of lake that we were in as we are standing looking off the back end of the boat. The 3rd picture is just some scenery of the massive canyon that we were amongst. Continue further for more pics and more captions....(I know there's a lot but there's so much to share..just hang on!)

Here we are on top of a cliff looking down at the houseboat and our own personal playground! We were way up there! Amber and KaSandra (her friend) on the water trampoline!

Davey just enjoying a nice swim in the warmth of the waters

Amber ready to go!Jake going down the houseboat slide - it has about a 5 foot drop into the water! So Fun!!!Luke doing his Superman dive into the water! He kept doing this over and over!

Yes, I know, I should be considered a pro or something!! Josh showing off on the wakeboard! Yep, we know....we're studs!!!!

The houseboat - above. Some of these silly Spauldings and Nordgrens.It rained, rather poured! on Sunday. Now I see why flash floods are scary and dangerous! As it was pouring waterfalls were coming down these mountains all over the place. Some were huge and others small. They almost looked like natural waterslides - this water just gliding down these smooth rocks. What a sight!