Baby Price: Lake Powell summer vacation

Our big summer vacation happened in July and we went to Lake Powell with the Sherwood family. We were so excited as we left our house that morning...

(Tayler and Sophie did not come.)

We stopped for lunch on the way and Suzy taught Abby how to dip her french fries... Her life will never be the same.

We had a great time being with our family and coordinating swimsuits / clothes to be "matching"...

Abby surfing with daddy

Tube riding with Mom! (and Alisse, Davis, and Suzanne)

Tube riding with Scott, Davis, Lucy, Roxy, and Mom

We had lots of fun just being on the boat. In fact, I think that's what Abby liked best about our trip. She didn't even mind her life jacket. Most of her naps happened on boat rides because she wouldn't have taken a nap otherwise! One day we took a long ride that included a stop for lunch and swimming, then another pit-stop at Antelope Marina, aka "Cantaloupe Island" for ice cream and swimming in a "pool".

Russ and mom took some of the kids to do the dam tour on our last day... so we're good for several more years now :)

The best memories were made on the night of our "Sherwood Family 2nd Annual Variety Show". Auburn was our host who organized everything and there were so many great performances...

Grandma & Poppy performing Kenny & Dolly's "I'll be Home with Bells On"

Roxy's solo

Lucy's solo

Sisters' dance... "Fat Bottom Girls"

Noah's lip synch "Story Of My Life"

Kaitlyn, Ellie and Roxy performing "Black Horse"

Riggs's "special cartwheel"

Suzanne's solo... "Idiot Boyfriend"

The Gibbons' family number... "Sherwood family evolution"... they found a song that was popular for every year someone in our family was born and then danced to it with moves that were also popular during that time. It was the best!

Lucy & Lance performing "popcorn popping"

Brad & Danielle ... "my boo"

Abby loved the show and bounced / danced along to many of the performances!

Davis performing "Oh Davis, that's so wimpy. Give it all you got. Go!" with help from Scott.

Alisse & Lucy's number

Roll call shaboom, shake shake shaboom...

the grandkids all performed this one...

Hi my name is Abby, and as you can see...

I do the "tooters" on the Sherwood team.

Hi my name is Davis, and as you can see...

I love GRAPES on the Sherwood team.

Hi my name is Lucy, and as you can see...

I have the cutest dimples on the Sherwood team.

Hi my name is Roxy, and as you can see...

I am the most flexible on the Sherwood team.

Hi my name is Noah, and as you can see...

I am the strongest on the Sherwood team.

Hi my name is Ellie, and as you can see...

I am the craziest on the Sherwood team.

Hi my name is Jaxen, and as you can see...

I am the best looking on the Sherwood team.

Hi my name is Kaitlyn, and as you can see...

I am the musician on the Sherwood team.

Hi my name is Riggs, and as you can see...

I am the best dancer on the Sherwood team.

It was so fun to be with each other... these kids all got along so well!

Abby was more clingy to mama on this trip than she had ever been in her life!

It was because 21 people on one houseboat made it more crowded than Abby likes. She doesn't LOVE being the center of attention with that many people at once! Her and Davis were very often the center of attention :)

Kaitlyn, Abby, and Lucy hanging out on the back of the houseboat

This was Abby's bed during our trip... right in the family room of the houseboat! We were usually the last to go to bed and she was so ready for her own bed by the end of the week!

One morning, Abby wanted in bed with Mom and Dad, and these are some pictures Suzy snapped of the queen making herself comfortable at the expense of other people...