More catching up

This summer we took a family camping trip to Jackson Lake.  We stayed on a little Island.  Thanks to Jeff's dad who let us borrow his boat.

The kids putting the hot sand(more like little rocks and dirt) on them after a cool swim in the lake

The last night we were there, there was a super big storm.  Lightning, thunder and the waves we pretty big.  I was actually probably the most scared I have ever been...wouldn't tell the kids that.  I kept telling Ali everything was just fine.  Anyway, Jeff stayed out during the whole storm and kept checking on the boat.  Well, in the morning......lets just say, we spent awhile digging the boat off of the beach.

Then as we were leaving, this is how beautiful the lake looked.....I guess it was the calm after the storm.
Sam found a black and red snake on our Island, which terrified him for quite awhile!  I never saw it, but he stayed away from that part of the island.

The kids were in the lake catching minnows, and were excited when they found this cool worm-looking thing....it was a leech.   Yeah, that kinda spoiled the water for me.  Oh well, we went swimming, and no one got leeches on them....Although on the way home Andrew found one on his finger and I was too chicken to get it off, so Ali did, then it stuck to her, and she flung her hand all over and it flew off.  We stopped the truck and Jeff got it out of the car....yuck!  Good to be home!