Utah Lake State Park

Saturday, we took the kids out to Utah Lake. They love to throw rocks & whatever else they can find into the water (they themselves don't generally get in). They started out just playing in the sand & before we knew it they were sitting down in the water. Now my kids don't like water too much (at least water that gets deeper), so it completely surprised me when they were walking in clear up to their necks. Madelyn spent most of her time looking for rocks, sticks, & whatever she could find at the bottom of the lake. Austin was having a blast seeing how far he could throw the rocks. Trey carried his shovel around & dug up whatever he could...in & out of the water. At one point he tried to throw the water out of his shovel by lifting it straight up in the air. He was completely shocked when the water came back down on top of his head. Where did he think it was going to go??? He also found out very quickly that movements are slowed down in water:) He tried to hop a few times & when his legs didn't move as fast under the water as his body did outside of the water, he face-planted it into the water. When he got up he was obviously very confused as to what had just happened. What I love about that kid is his "no fear" attitude. He just gets right back out there & does the same crazy things again. My kids have been aching to get outside & it was nice to have a day without rain on & off so that we could take them out. It made me laugh when after about 30 minutes, James looked at me, very confused, and asked me where my book was:) I told him that I was capable of putting it down long enough to spend some time with my family. Every time I pick it up he asks me, "Going to spend some time with your boyfriend?" & my answer is always short, sweet & to the point..."yup". My sister told me I would cry pretty good through New Moon, but sheesh. After a while I was complaining to James & wondering why she (meaning Stephenie Meyer) hadn't brought Edward back yet. I was tired of crying for Bella. He says to me "What, isn't your book as fun to read without Edward in it?" & again my reply was short, sweet & to the point..."nope". He (along with most the husbands in our neighborhood) is having a pretty good laugh about these books. They all shake their heads & roll their eyes every time they see any of us talking, whether we are talking about the book or not:) Anyway, enough already, right? If any one is up for some days at the lake with us, let me know, it would be fun!!