Blake and Steele "Flying a Hull" in 2006!Yesterday was Steele's birthday, and of course, his #1 birthday wish was to go sailing. Unfortunately, Bry, Bre, Nick and Chels were on the East Coast and couldn't join us...but Blake and Sean both got the day off! Steele loves this boat more than anything! Throughout the long, cold, winter he would continually brush the snow off it and say, "Pretty soon we'll be able to go sailing! Are you getting excited?"
Although, I still love sailing, I must admit as I get older I've become pickier about when I'll hop on the boat. (After all, this is just ONE of the reasons I had all boys...so they could go sailing with their dad!) In the early spring, the reservoir is is filled with the freshly melted snow, which makes for freezing water ( and you get WET on a catamaran) so I tend to stay on the shore. And sometimes, (not often) when the lake is crowded with power boats and jet skis, it takes away from the tranquility of sailing. But I ALWAYS enjoy going with the family and just taking in the atmosphere! We usually go to Pineview Reservoir. This is one of my favorite places. It is up the Ogden Canyon in a little town called "Huntsville." (Where, in a dream world, I would LOVE to build a little cabin one day.) It is a beautiful mountain lake, with sandy beaches and surrounded by green hillsides. So even when the sailing isn't perfect, the atmosphere usually is. This was the case on Tuesday! We found the perfect beach spot right beneath the shade of a huge cottonwood tree and hardly another soul in sight! I brought my camera to get some great shots of the boys "flying a hull"...but there was NO WIND!
Steele was especially disappointed, because this was the first day Blake was able to get away and come, but the boys seemed to have a great time anyway. 
Blake throwing the frisbee.
Sean...waiting for the frisbeeThey played Frisbee, swam, sailed, and dug a huge hole in the sand and filled it with red clay. Then when they were totally covered in it, they ran up and gave Steele a big Happy Birthday hug! We had a great day, we just wish ALL of the family could have been there!
Maybe next summer...
Blake and Steele "flying" a little too high...Blake's the one going in head first!
5 comments:
Happy Birthday to Steele. It sounds like, despite the wind, you guys had a great time. I still remember the last time I went with him sailing. It was a blast and a very, very, very long time ago (think the old sail boat here). Good times and good memories though!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEELE!!!
What a fun time... those boys are wild! Steele truly lives up to the saying..."Age is only a number"
What a fun birthday!
Happy birthday Steele! That's awesome. I loved your pictures. Actually, I've been to that lake and it is beautiful. Ryan played in a golf tournament there and the girls and I stayed in a condo. Beautiful!!
'Beautiful Blue' eyes haha I love it, she does think they're quite phenomenal doesn't she! Yes I would love to see you two learn to dance also! You might be a huge distraction for the rest of the class but that's okay, at least you two are fun right! :)
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