In Good Company

We had some good company last week. It was the second annual "Slocombe Family Visit". We don't get to see our friends from up north too often, and look forward to the times when we actually do get to be together. Having company also gives Blake and I an excuse to play hard, and this was no exception. We stayed up late, ate yummy food, drank lots of Dr. Pepper, let the kids play, and just enjoyed being able to hang out and talk. The boys went on a few mountain bike rides, and Ryanne and I snuck away to see "Eclipse" (again for both of us.) We also spent some time on the lake wake-boarding, wake-skating, swimming, and tubing.

Since having shoulder surgery in March, Blake has had to take it pretty easy this summer. He is on the wakeskate, since it's a little safer (no jumping or fancy tricks).

Here he is "spreading the butter"

"Hanging Ten" on the wakeskateI am happy to say that I too can wakeskate now, but I still prefer the wakeboard since I'm still trying to get the hang of things like doing small jumps and keeping my balance. I had to post this video 1) because it's the best I've ever done and 2) when I watched it I was thinking "what?! I know I went way higher than that!" Why does everything seem much more extreme and cooler than it actually is in real life? Oh well.

Ryanne, Jocelyn, Brooke and me
This has become one of my all time favorite photos of Brooke and Blake. There was no coaxing to get that smile--just so happy to be in the water!

Just floatin'...

We spent one morning hiking up to Moonshine Arch. The kids had fun exploring the area. To get to the trail head, we accidentally drove onto private land through some open gates. When it was time to go home, we realized that we (and the truck) were now locked in behind the gates with no way out and no one to call for help. Thank goodness Blake and Reggie are handy guys. They could give McGuyver a run for his money!What's the saying? When the wives are away the husbands will come out and play! While Ryanne and I were seeing "Eclipse", the boys decided to build a bike jump in our empty garden plot. I'll probably be posting more on this later, hopefully not in relation to a hospital visit, though.and finally, we spent the afternoon visiting our dinosaur museum. Brooke and Jocelyn were anxious to get out of their strollers & as soon as they did they were off! So busy running around and looking (touching) everything. At that point it was impossible to get a picture of the two of them playing together--they were just too fast!Brooke digging for dinosaur bones