lake powell

 driving the houseboat with papa

 lake powell is my heaven on earth.

 this is how hard the kids played. every time we got in the boat, they were out. we would go on boat rides if we needed our kids to take a nap.

 she played with the buckets of water for hours everyday. 

 see why i love it?!!

 silly girls

 dancing with garrison

 grandma's bday was at lake powell.  we had a piñata, went on a family hike, went water skiing, fireworks, sparklers, and treats. 

 she played so hard she fell asleep at lunch. ha

 goodness she's cute.

 niece and nephews

 elin loved the waverunner. every morning after breakfast, we would go on a long ride. 

lake powell was amazing this year. i hadn't been in a few years so i really appreciated being able to go. nate wasn't able to go since he had work. even though the ac went out, we still had a blast and time and time again this proves to be my favorite vacation!

outer banks, nc

 she loved the beach! she is just the cutest.

 this was the view from our bedroom.

 it is so beautiful there.

 family selfie beach pic.

 here is the group. we rented a massive beach house for a week in outer banks, north carolina.  everyone in the group are law students.  we have so many great friends here and are grateful there are so many awesome people here in virginia.  

 our private walkway to the beach.

this girl has already perfected selfies.

we can't wait to go back next year.  from night games to delicious dinners, boogie boarding and beach games.  it was such a great trip.