Planes on the Lake

About a month ago we went to a fantastic float fly. The weather was perfect and Utah Lake was actually pretty in spots.
Now if only we had a float plane ...

May Camping

When I was telling Zeke about camping, I figured it would be right up his alley - it's all about outside. You eat outside, sleep outside, sit outside... It didn't quite work out exactly like that.

We were on a bluff overlooking the lake. Beautiful and amazing views, but pretty windy as well.

We set up our campsite with two tents, so Zeke could have his own room.

After dinner, we sat by the fire, roasted marshmallows, and watched the moon rise over the lake.

Zeke went to bed in his own tent really well, and I had hope that the dual tent arrangement would work out like I planned. About 3am Zeke woke up freezing because he kicked off his blanket. Aaron was already up with heartburn from too many late night treats and I was too cold to sleep, so we all moved into the car. As soon as the campground gates opened at 6am, we headed home to thaw in hot showers before coming back for breakfast.

The next night we just went home where we knew we'd sleep comfortable.

The days were fun, filled with hanging around the campsite chatting and playing games, fixing and driving Aaron's RC car, and going down by the water's edge on the rocky beach to watch the lake and throw rocks in the water. I am proud to report that I learned how to skip rocks on the water, and my sore arm proved that my rock-skipping muscles have not yet been developed.

Maybe by next year we'll be ready to insulate our bed better and try this sleeping outdoors thing again!

RC Startup

When starting an RC plane, it's important to have a buddy standing over it so it won't roll away when the propellar starts to turn.
(like Aaron and Draper are preparing to do here)

Zeke is well aquainted with this particular routine (he has grown up seeing it, after all). Apparently for Zeke, this extends to RC cars as well as planes.

Look how proud of himself he is for getting the RC car all ready to go.

The Bandit

Aaron found a new way to release his school stress.

He drives his Traxxas Bandit VXL remote control car in the backyard or an empty parking lot.

It's fast!