lake time fun!

this is very much out of chronological order. but i went to EYE-OHH-WAHHHHHHHHH the first week of august. and it was glorious.

we did some nails. g'ma was ultra-hip with her blue crackle polish.

we played some cards.

make that lots of cards.

aunt kathy had a birthday.

we missed sam and chloe while we took this photo.

dad saved some lives.

(really, he did.)

but he also put some in danger. 

this was me pre-face plant.

nick skied.

derrick scored some points with the aunts.

susan tried very hard to make the lasso-technique work.

it didn't.

kathy skied.

i wake boarded.

we took this cute photo.

is it next august yet?

bikez.

some giant bike race went right near our home a few weeks ago. nathan was very excited and took many pictures. he says it was called the USA pro cycling challenge. 

lots of bikers.

lots of biker fans.

the end o' the race.

winnerz.

hiking.

claire and i have been doing some major hiking as of late. 

the incline! 

probably the most strenuous thing i've ever done. 

and i've done some things.

then we conquered my 1st 14er (claire's 2nd).

champions of the WOOOORLD!

view from the top.

view of the appropriately-named kite lake.

view of claire.

adventures!

to celebrate my last days of freedom, nathan and i made a trip to glen canyon where our old pal ranger james is employed.

ranger james busting some hooligans.

hiking in a slot canyon.

127 hours style.

james' home-brew + an obscene quantity of cheese balls.

our camp site.

rebecca came to meet us!

we went swimming in the mud of lake powell.

but we looked cute doing it.

friendz-4-eva.

the long road home.