Lake Mead 2014

We took a short and I emphasize short getaway last week. Our best friends invited us to tag along on their annual Lake Mead boating trip. We left Thursday afternoon and got there that evening. We had planned on spending two days at the Lake and then head home Saturday evening so we could be back for Father's Day Festivities with my family. Unfortunately our Friday plans got cancelled due to Red Flag warnings on the Lake. The swells were much to big to do any wake boarding and too windy to play on the beach. Part of the group decided to head into Vegas and the rest of us stayed back. We found a deserted Splash Pad in Moapa Valley. Because it was so windy it was actually quite chilly. The water felt amazing though. So to stay warm we actually stayed under the water. The kids loved it and Maggie was in heaven. She is such a water baby. We stayed in the small area of Logandale/Overton with some Family Friends. The views there are amazing with the plateau'd rocks as a backdrop the all the Palm Trees. I couldn't help but snap a few pics when we were out driving around.

Saturday was our short lived, amazing Lake day. We got there about 8:30 in the morning and got our beach set up. The second we put Maggie down she started squishing her hands and toes in the wet sand. She had a ball playing in the water and digging with her sand toys. We took a couple spins on the Wave Runners, and Grant got Wake Boarding time in. Then at around Noon and Maggie started throwing up non-stop. We held out for a bit to see if it would subside, but after the fourth time we decided to call it quits and have them take us back to the docks. We got back to the house and started packing up to make the six hour drive home with a sick one year old. I was super bummed I was not able to get all the pictures I had hoped to get, but what little time we did get at the Lake was a blast. We will hopefully be heading back next Summer. On the upside, by Sunday evening our little sickie was starting to hold down food and liquid and she was back to herself by today. Needless to say we are very glad to see her happy and healthy again. I have spent all of today washing her carseat and pack n' play in the bathtub and washing the mountain of soiled clothes and blankets. Sick kids are the worst and try teaching a one year old to throw up in a bowl...GOOD LUCK!

Let hope the rest of our week goes off without a hitch. We are looking forward to our little town's Strawberry Days Festival later this week. Strawberries and Cream is one of our Summer Highlights. We will probably have Maggie experience some of her first Carnival rides too. Can't wait for those pictures.

Until then...Happy Monday Ya'll

XO Kelli