After some debate I was the first one on the water.  It was a postcard morning on the lake.  Not  a ripple on the water and a little bit of steam coming off of it!!  Two jumps in and my run was done as I ripped my shorts from the lower back all the way to the front.  Thank goodness everyone was too tired to have their cameras out yet!!   By the end of the day we had 16 different people wakeboard, many people for their first time.  We did some wakesurfing (the wake was huge with 15 people in the boat), and we spent some time reminding people why not to tube!!   It is sad to say that the highest jump of the day was not done on a wakeboard, but rather a perfectly driven double up with the tube!!

Highlight of the day for me was seeing so many new riders.  Scotty had never got up before, and by the end of his run he was almost clearing the wake and getting some good air!!  Mel and Cassie both set records for the longest runs they have ever had!!  Justin rocked the water and tried to show up his old man from the weekend before!!  Daniel “guitar solo” Reynolds looked like a rockstar as he rode with ease!!  Rumor has it after all the heckling in the boat about the abundance of hair he went home and shaved his legs!!  (it was just jealousy Daniel…)

Awesome day on the water with some of my favorite people in the world.  The boat captain of boat captains was with us this weekend as Dave “Big Kahoona” Axene was at the helm most of the day.  It was a nice break not having to be driving all day long, got to concentrate on teaching and encouraging.  No injuries to report and am so thankful again for a amazing  Vail lake…

God is good and cannot wait to get out on the water again soon!!  We have had different groups out for the last 6 weekends, so this weekend is going to be a weekend off to try to catch up on all the things around the house that I have been putting off!!

Pictures coming soon!!

We have a few camps planned in the next couple months and also hope to do a trip up the west coast and go back to the lake that this whole idea started on (Lake Sammamish).

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Here is the favorite picture of the day

Around 10Am the ladies joined us.  Tiffany (my wife) and our three girls came with Sarah and Landis.  When we  add up all the people we had 12 of us in the boat (7 of which are under age 5)

Today was a big day for some of our beginers.  Mike got up and rocked it… had a few hard spills, and I am sure when I see him at church he will be walking a little slow!  Highlite of the day was when Ethan (5 yrs.) wakeboarded for the first time.  He got up like a champ, and is going to be amazing in a few short years.  Willing to bet he will be passing up “pop’s” (Gordon) real quick.   Every first time rider gets a shirt, and Ethan is proud owner of one now.

Other riding highlites included Tiffany taking her standard 30 minute run.  We also had  a good hour of wake surfing!!  Am starting to like it more and more… easier on the body and not too big of a chance of hurting when falling.

7 hours in the boat and now going to happily relax on the couch!!  Memorial Monday should be a good time, there is a guys boat run in the works!!

Praise the Lord for another great day on the water!!

As the day went on we had a few new riders, a few high school girls got out there a shredded the water!! Mel ripped it up like she has been doing this for years, and Cassie… we will let her tell you how sore she is.  Tyler and Gordon were the next ones to go, Tyler stepped out there and acted like he had not even taken a day off since last season.  Gordon was much the same as he shredded up the water like he owned it.  His smile always reminds me why i love this sport!!  Nothing better than having a great time with friends on the water!!

To finish it off Alex had an epic session that had a few highlights that were poster worthy, and I Josh had some crashes that would make anyone proud!!  Alex had an absolutely insane Indy Tantrum off the double up and a few toe-side rolls that would make anyone jealous!!  I could list all Alex’s tricks but I am too sore as I sit at the computer!!  Oh yeah did I mention that my crashes make me feel like I am an 80 woman!!

Praise the Lord for another day without a single injury!!  Being out on the water reminds me of how amazing nature is and how amazing the God that created it all is!!

More pictures from todays trip can be found on the picture tab!

For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.  PSALM 108:4