Another lazy day at the lake

We spent another lazy day out on lake yesterday.  It was beautiful. The water was a little choppy to begin with but by noon it was calm.  We bought a new toy for the boat and the kids loved it.  Brandon had a few issues getting on it while it was in the water (see first picture).  He couldn't get on at first and then ended on sitting on it backwards.  It was fun to watch.  As always we missed Justin on outings like this.  I am hoping that we can get the boat out on the lake for a few more times before fall comes.  Tyler is spending the week at Flaming Gorge with Monica and her family.  Michael and I are very jealous....a week of boating and sun. Wish we could be there too.  :( We will be going up on Saturday to spend some time with him. I guess that will have to do. We are looking forward to it.  We did notice one thing on Saturday though...the mountains finally have no snow on them.

Summer to Fall

Why is it that every year about this time, regardless of the length of the summer and this year it has been too short for us, your thinking shifts and instead of enjoying the last few weeks and months of summer being on the boat and in the pool, we are thinking about putting the boat away and getting the pool winterized.  You start thinking if you are Michael and Brandon about the archery hunt, if you are like me it is the holidays, the images of autumn leaves, apple cider, candy corns (my very favorite treat) and cooler temperatures come to mind. I am hoping that this year will be the year that we have an extra long fall.  This year I am not quite ready for the cold temperatures, icy roads, scrapping windows at 5:30 in the morning, shoveling snow and everything that comes with the end of summer.  I think I am just going to put that stuff out of my mind and enjoy the last weeks and hopefully months of summer this year.