Bentley Family Annual Lake Powell Trip

Kyle cliff jumping. This cliff is about 30 feet high, although it looks much higher in the pictures.
Macho girls showing off their huge guns! Woo!
All of the little kids loved playing with Kyle. Here they are buried in the sand. They were giggling and laughing the whole time. He just left them their and they had to dig themselves out. From left to right: Michael, Zach, Hadley, and Bentley.
Mama Duck and her babies... When we saw them there were five babies, but by the end of the week there were only four... Mother Nature can be so cruel.
Kyle and I went for a wave runner ride up the canyon and found this little cove. We stopped and played for a little bit. The water was so warm!
Tubing is a major Bentley family reunion. I love Kelsey's crazy ponytail in this one. Megan (left) actually did two back flips off of the tube and into the water... from about 15 ft in the air!
My sister Janessa wake boarding. She couldn't decide which foot felt better forward, it was really funny. I guess she is just twice as talented as the rest of us... Go Nessa!
Megan and Kelsey resting on the back of the boat... Pretty girls! It runs in the family. :)
Everyone's favorite cousin, Kira. Although she is only a year and a half, she is quite the talker. We taught her a song by P!nk that she sings all the time now. Her version goes like this: "na na na na Ima sart a sight." Some of our favorite phrases from the week include "Alright, alright, alright" (when she really wants something), and "You're welcome, baby." On our last day, she found a bug and yelled out "Mommy, it's the eensy weensy spider!" Ha ha, we sure loved spending time with her.
Extreme knee boarding... try to stand up on the knee board. Trust me, it's hard.
Kyle doing 360s on the knee board.
Kyle and the boys caught a lot of fish this week. They sure loved spending time with him and had quite a few laughs. This is his catfish.
Aunt Kristin started up a new game for the family to play for FHE. You start with a dab of whipped cream on the back of your hand, then use your other arm to launch it into the air and catch it in your mouth. Sometimes you miss and it gets everywhere! Of course, it was not surprising that a simple game turned into a messy whipped cream fight.
All of the air mattresses lined up on top of the houseboat. We squish 40 people on a 75 foot boat. Yes, it is squished, but we wouldn't have it any other way.
Overall, some of my favorite things about the trip were spending time on the lake, nightly devotionals and family prayer, and seeing my family. This is a favorite family tradition and we had an amazing time together!