Colorado, Lake Powell, and an embarrassing story

Hey guys! I am going to make this a quick blog post, but I wanted to post some fun vacation memories RJ and I have had recently. Plus there is an embarrassing story I have to share.

COLORADO

Ryan was solely responsible for making this trip happen. He grocery shopped, packed, and planned the entire thing! When we showed up to the camp ground in Silverton there were no spots on the campground. (Me: Oh darn, looks like we are just going to have to go back to our warm bed and plumbing!) Ryan and I drove up a big ole, rocky, dirt path and made a camping spot by a river. 

Guys, Colorado is BEAUTIFUL. It is so green, there are waterfalls everywhere, and everyone is nice! Everyone waves at you! (When we came back to Utah we were still in Colorado waving mode and no one waved back haha...gotta love Utah). 

 

Nelly girl loved to peak her head in the tent to check on us!

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If you didn't know, RJ is an outdoorsy guy. He was in heaven driving in Colorado, "THIS TUNNEL IS MADE OF THE MOUNTAIN! SO COOL!" (:

The mountain man himself. That hat did not leave his head! Can you spy the bit of marshmallow leftover from our s'mores in his scruff?

A man and his pup. One of the little hikes we went on.

So many waterfalls! We saw deers and moosen (meese? mooses?) We also saw "woodchucks" I've never heard of that animal and swore that RJ was making it up. He wasn't.

There's this big mountain everyone goes jeeping on, it was so awesome!

Nelly does this morning cuddle thing with us. She will not sleep in bed with us, but every morning she gets so excited and wedges herself in the middle. Take note of RJ's pillowcase, he sewed that in a class in high school (:

Pretty sure I was sniffing my armpit. I was staaankay. 

LAKE POWELL

Family tradition with the Jensen and Fruit fam! We stay in house boats and party all week long! We went jet skiing, paddle boarding, kayaking, hiking, boating, wake surfing, wake boarding, and wake skating! Like any cool family would do, we brought dogs.

Paddle boarding with my sister-in-law, Krystle! 

OKAY. Yoga on a paddle board is so hard, especially with a dog on the back. I like to call this post, "Beginner's Twerk".

RJ driving the boat!

RJ paddle boarding with Sydney the pup, she's trying to drink the water in this picture haha! Dylan, my brother-in-law in the background.

A super cute selfie my brother-in-law took on my phone.

Wake surfing, well attempting haha. Trying to get to the other side of the wake, faaaaail.

RJ is just a lot more athletic than I am....There was a time when he was wake skating that he fell and held on and ripped his arm out of the socket. Being the kind wife that I am, I took a video and even put it in slow motion.

Embarrassing Story Time:

So, the Fruit Family had a houseboat next to ours and theirs had a little slide on it. Being the cautious person that I am, I could see one million scenarios where I get hurt. After persistent convincing (peer pressure) I had Zach Fruit wet down the slide.

Did it cross my mind that I was completely dry and the so were the sides of the slide? Nope.

First part of the slide goes well, I’m moving fast, but then my dry thighs meet with the dry walls of the slide. I hear a loud, “EEEEEE” my lower body stops, but my upper body is still going forward.

Physics people, I face planted. SO HARD! Now I have these big, nasty burns on the side of my thighs. What can I tell ya, I’m not skipping any meals, my thighs need a nice slick slide next time.

Tips for Lake Powell:
1. Lube up the slide
2. WEAR A HAT (sunburnt scalp=nasty dandruff)