2009 Mirror Lake Trip!

This last week, my family, our cousins, and a friend, enjoyed a trip out to Mirror Lake to fish, boat, and hang out in the cabin playing games and having fun. We all had a great time, and got very wet! (As it rained for most of the time!)

John did a great job driving the skiff!

(left to right) Cousins: Lacey, Kendall, Carrie, Joanna
This was taken on the dock in town before getting on a float plane to head out to the lake.



Boating was one of our favorite things to do. However, we did have some problems... like the time when Paul took his skiff out and forgot to check the gas, result: towing his boat back to the dock (pictured here).



...if you want to go fishing, you're going to get wet...

(we fished anyway, of course!)

Carrie playing cards in the cabin.


Emma and a fish

breakfast... Mirror Lake style

Goodbye Mirror Lake...

Carlanna Lake

This summer has been beautiful, and we've spent a lot of time at Carlanna Lake! There's a large cement block that sticks out from the lake's dam, and we've all had a great time jumping and diving off it!

This is what happens when you give Dad the camera and say, "take a picture of Carrie and I jumping off." He tried three times (this is the best one). :) And no, I wasn't going to jump on Carrie, it just looks like it...

Someone tied a rope onto the dam, and it makes it so much easier to get out of the lake!

Paul decided he'd rather watch...

This is the undefeatable, fearless Emma on her 26th jump... she jumped a lot, and even dove a few times. Good job, Emma!

10-mile hike

A couple weeks ago, Mom, Carrie, Paul, Emma,

our Uncle Paul and cousins, Kendall and Lacey,

went on a 10-mile hike up to Emery Toban Lake.

hiking...

Paul carried the backpack the whole way... way to go, Paul!

on the way up to the lake, we passed this beautiful water fall

Emery Toban Lake

the triumphant hikers!

June 1st... and 70 degrees!

End-of-school picnic at Ward Lake...

Our trip to Mirror Lake

the cabin...

water skiing!!

the beauitful lake

My family recently got back from our annual summer trip to Mirror Lake. Everyone had a blast and made many good memories!! We stayed in a large cabin at the edge of the lake. While we were at Mirror Lake we water skiied, swam, fished, played games in the cabin, took skiff rides around the lake, hiked a ways up the inlet, and visited a water fall. Our stay lasted for about 3 days and we had some beauitful, warm weather. We are all anticipating our next trip!