~ Trying To Kill My Kids ~

I really enjoyed the weather today and found myself fantasizing about going to Lake Havasu. My parents have a house out there and we go every summer. This year's trip is not too far off and I can't wait to go. Every time time I think about Lake Havasu, I can't help but think about last summer's trip when I took my boys and one of their friends (can you imagine having a 14, 15, 16, and 17 year old boy for an entire week at the river?). I honestly can't remember a time when I laughed so hard as I did that week. Boys are so much fun and just as silly as girls. Anyway, part of the reason we laughed so hard on that trip was because of the great inner tube adventure. My pop agreed to pull the kids behind the (very fast) boat all the while doing everything in his power to throw them off the tube. We've always been a river family, so Pop has perfected the art of whipping the tube to what must seem like twice the speed of sound. We laughed so hard at the kids' near misses, wondered how they survived some of the in air acrobatics, and basically had the time of our lives. Since my trusty camera is never too far from me, I somehow managed to take photos in the midst of the craziness. You know you are having a good day at the office when the photos you bring home correctly convey the emotion of the moment, and I think these photos did just that.

~ Jody ~