Fourth of July

For the Fourth of July we went to Lake Roosevelt with family. We decided that July is too hot to camp. Besides it being really hot we had a lot of fun wake boarding, knee boarding and eating really yummy food! My parents and Emily came on Saturday, and that's where the story really starts. We were loading up all the stuff on the boat and just enjoying the afternoon noticing the dark clouds in the distance but thinking we would be out of there before the storm hit. Well minutes before the waves hit the guys get back from the ramp and the waves get bigger, and bigger. Before we know it the boat is filling with water and chairs and life jackets are being swept away by massive waves. All the guys were trying to keep the boat from sinking and Janel and I rescued what we could. Thankfully all the chairs and most of the jackets. 

There are no pictures because my camera was in the boat, RIP my faithful camera along with a couple of cell phones. So I will try to explain the waves crashing into the boat going over the guys heads. I have never seen anything like it. Kameron has worked so hard on this boat. We have sacrificed to get this boat up and running. We just got it out of the shop last weekend. This toy is not cheap. So to watch it be almost sunk and ripped apart was one of the most painful things. I bawled like a baby a couple of times. Not that I was loosing a material possession, but to watch hard work be destroyed in minutes.

There is a good ending. We left the guys taking care of the boat to get kids and babies out of the sun. They stayed and were able to bucket out water and some wonderful person towed them to the ramp. The sheriff wouldn't be able to come until the morning. Some carpet was ruined and fuel hose torn and some other damage, but we took it to Thatcher the next day and Kam and my dad were able to clean the carpet and we will just have to start replacing the lost and damaged stuff.

It was not the way to end a fun lake trip. I am so thankful no one was hurt. It was a very dangerous situation. We said a prayer, but the wind didn't stop right away. We learned that sometimes Heavenly Father lets the waves crash into us, but our faith keeps us going. He always is watching over us even through the storm.

 

 We did have so much fun hanging out. There is no soda in the can but Jeter just loves to eat and drink what all the big people are eating and drinking.

                                                                          Emily wake boarding!

Janel got up on her first run after several years!