On the Pontoon...

We made it out.

Finally.

The boat is no longer virgin to the summer waters.

And guess who got to ski on the best water of the day?

Oh yeah, no one, because it's all relative when you're floating on Utah Lake.

But nevertheless, God was smiling down on us and gave us blue skies and warm sun in between the summer rains we've been having.

So here's what I was thinking out there while I pontificated from my windy vinyl perch...

And believe me, I know this is a lot of over thinking the whole boating experience but let's go with it.

-Boats are awesome.

-Kids on boats are awesome {mostly}

Introducing Daxi's new "Funny Face"... I heart it.

-Boat food is awesome.

-Bobbing in the water in a floatation device is awesome.

-Watching little tikes pee off the back of the boat and giggle themselves silly is awesome.

-Water skiing is awesome (way more awesome than wake boarding... that should totally be noted)

-All girls should steer clear of red one piece swimsuits unless they want to conjure up a comparison of their chesticles to Pamela Anderson's chesticles... not awesome.
-Good thing I'm a wild woman and wear a two piece.  My mama taught me right...

-There is an immense war of wills when your littlest feels that as the newest member of the crew he should be the Captain of the ship.  He did NOT want to be told he had to get out of the water.  We should have left him bobbing around like a tiny buoy.  It would have been easier. 

-Boat hair blows... both literally and literally.
But check out Grandmas!  I adore it. :)

-Regardless of the sport, you feel like a young, wild thing when you pick right back up where you left off at the end of last season and pop up on your first shot on your slalom ski.  It's a superficial little boost to the ego.

-Driving a boat is way harder than it looks.  And I am not awesome at it.

But check out our flagger?  All Bid-Ness.  Rad.

-RyGar is awesome at boat driving.  I am confident he will buy an incredibly awesome boat with perfect pass in the future so that his "other" boat driver will be more awesome.

-I am, however, an awesome trailer backer-upper.  And that is a talent.  Nay - a skill that few possess.

-Boats are a lot of work.  And I loathe the prep it takes to get out on the water.  But every single time we go I end up grinning from ear-to-ear, feeling so glad that we took the time to make it happen.

-When you go boating with two three-year-olds and a one-year-old... you need assistance.  Aunts & Grandmas are awesome.  Aunts & Grandmas that snap photos and hold snugly little towel wrapped babies are totally awesome.

-I am going to invent sunglasses that have an alarm that goes off if it senses you are about to dive into the water whilst wearing said sunglasses.  I can't tell you how many pair I have lost.  RIP sunglasses.  If I want to look on the bright side I tell myself that is a testament to how comfy Smith Sunnies really are... they're so comfy I forget they're there.  Dang, how do I get a blog where I get paid or gifted products for  my amazing endorsements?  I need to know because between Sonic and Smith Sunglasses - I'd be livin' large.  :)

See?  I've delved way too deep into the waves of thought brought on by boat ownership.  Or maybe I've been exposed to too much sun?  Or maybe it's dehydration?  Regardless... I'll be makin' waves and catchin' rays again, soon... On the pontoon.

{Or our elderly red and white Bayliner.}

Details... Shmetails.