For this post I can thank Sara Hansen for taking the pictures. I was so excited about paddle boarding and kayaking that I skipped the part of capturing the moment to fulling living in it. Both are good but if I don't take pictures I won't have a visual to look back on. So thank you Sara!
Best picture of the DAY! You can't even see Carson's eyes and he legit looks like a statue.
Carson started a mud fight, first with Austin, and then with me. He had some pretty good aim and was fearless of the mud. In the middle of the game we made a rule that you can't dive under water to avoid getting hit, unless you are bending down to pick up mud. That is when we really started to get covered because we were getting hit so much more and not washing it off as much. At this point both Carson and I were covered. He had a hand full of mud and was ready to aim at me. Then all the sudden he looks at the mud in his hands and starts smearing it all over his stomach. Instantly I knew he had a good thing going. We were both laughing so hard and I went over to helped him get covered. I didn't expect him to do his head then all the sudden he took a handful of mud and smeared it on his face like sunscreen. I thought it looked cool before but that was by far the best! I don't think I have seen anyone change colors of skin quiet so quickly with the shade of mud as the color.
The most entertaining moment was when I was pulling Carson on the board while he was covered in mud and we were going past a group of kids. I looked over at these kids and one of the boys was pointing at Carson, trying to get the other kids attention and no on was looking, and the kid kept on repeating "o my gosh, o my gosh, o my gosh". I looked at what he was looking at and that is when I lost it. Carson was in this manly pose with this serious glare on his face and staring down the kid. He looked like a serious beast. It was perfect! Entertaining? YES, you had to be there.
I couldn't get the full video option to work, so this is what I got. It pretty much sums up the jumping experience.
During the lunch break Carson and I had the idea to go play in the random pile of sand beside the lake but first we fed the seagulls part of his sandwich, which was pretty cool because a ton of the birds wanted some of the bread so we got to see them up closer.
The thing that I like about this is that it really does look like we are in the sand and we are standing up but we aren't.
I realize that basically this whole first part of the post is all about Carson and yet there were still so many other great things about the day. I am glad he is one of my best friend kids because he is fun to have around. I put this up first because it has pictures with it...
When we first got to Utah Lake it was Sara Foster, Ann (Sara's Cousin), and Kevin (Ann's Friend). We blew up the Kayak and went out on the water while waiting for the Hansen family to get there. There was 4 of us on a two seater kayak.
While out in the water I was jumping on and off the kayak because the water felt good. Sara Foster decided to join me. At one point we were both getting on the raft at the same and Sara wasn't expecting it so she fell right over the top and into the water. What she had forgotten about is that she had sun glasses on top of her head. After a few moments she looked at me and said "oh no, I lost my sun glasses". We had already been moving on the raft at this point and although we could touch the bottom we could not see it because the water was murky and we had already lost the exact spot where she fell. Instantly Sara and I spent a good ten to fifteen minutes looking for her sun glasses. I asked her in the middle of the search if she had prayed to find her sun glasses and at this point I was already giving up hope of ever finding them. After a few more moments of searching Kevin, Ann, and I started heading back to shore and Sara wasn't really moving but we were still talking with her. As we were all laughing over something and Sara and I were looking at each other, without her even looking away she lifts up her hand and she had her own sunglasses in them. I instantly started to freak out saying "NO WAY! I JUST SAW THAT! WHERE DID THOSE COME FROM!?!" We were all stoked that had just happened. She explained that before we were all heading in she took a moment and said a prayer. As soon as she ended it, it wasn't hardly two seconds later that she took a step backwards and felt something. While she was talking to me she leaned down and picked up something. When she brought her hand up it was indeed her sun glasses.
It really is such a miracle! Even today Sara can't stop talking about the experience. It was for sure faith promoting and as I think of it, it just reminds me that even though it are the little things they still matters to the Lord, because they matter to us. Nothing is to small or to big for him to do for us, IF we just ask. I had originally thought that it was an impossible task to find those sun glasses in such a large area where we couldn't even see and yet the Lord loves us enough to figuratively and literally at times say "look, I want to help you my child. Please, I know all the answers. Just turn to me and I will make your burdens light, and I still work miracles. Just use your faith!" That is how I feel he speaks to me, soothes my heart, and lights my way. What a loving Heavenly Father we indeed are blessed to have!
After the day on the lake we grabbed some lunch, went to my house, and then over to Kevin's where I was able to meet Ann and Kevin's families. They were so very kind and fun to get to know. It turns out that Kevin's Mom is a 6th grade school teacher in the Jordan School District and Jordan is where I am going to end up doing my Practicum. She wants me to see if I can request her to work with and I would be more then happy to do it. We would have a blast together and she makes me feel so warm and welcome. It would be the biggest blessing to get to work and learn from her!
Last night I got to work in Trolley Square doing balloons at the Old Spaghetti Factory. It was one of my favorite nights ever working because my cousin brought his whole family in for his youngest daughters birthday. On top of that my Aunt Kathy and Uncle Jax came as well. I loved getting to see them and I spent as much time at their table as I possibly could. It was GREAT!
(Pictures are soon coming)
I love my Aunt Kathy and Uncle Jax. As well as anytime I get to spend time with my cousin Sean and his family. Talk about cream of the crop people. Sean invited me out for hikes, biking, and running. I am stoked for all the many more fun things that I have to look forward too! I love my family!!!!!!
After work I went and met up with Sara Foster as well Ann and Kevin's families. It was a great way to end the evening chatting with them and being in their presence. By the time Sara and I got home to say we were exhausted would about sum it up. When I was tired I was ready for bed, Sara on the other hand was like a little kid wound up between laughing and crying, talk about entertaining. It makes me laugh because we are so much like sisters and I am more then okay with that. She is a jem that I love to have around and I am enjoying her with this short time I have (even though I will be seeing her soon again in August, as well as we are planning on living together in a year).
Oh the joys of life and the fun is still just beginning!!!
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