Awesome Weekend at the Lake

We were really excited to be invited to join Justin and Heather Mack at the lake this weekend!  We had never been to Apache Lake before.  Gosh it's gorgeous!

This family of mine is pretty darn gorgeous too!  I am always grateful for time with family and friends away from typical life.  It's so refreshing!

Kiersten, Ella, Lexi (a.k.a. Chicken Bone) and Suzi

Ella loved the tube rides....

She loved them so much it was hard to get her off.  Ella was extra fussy this whole weekend at the lake.  I felt bad that we were the ones with the screaming 2 year old.  Thank goodness the Mack's and Earp's are easy going.  Good news is none of us drowned Ella in the process :)

Ella sure loves Chicken Bone!

They were so cute together!

Justin Mack just blends in with all the kids!  Hahaha.......his is pretty much a big kid himself.  Justin Mack is so good with the kids.  He sure took them on some wild tube rides!

Hunter and Grant cruising the jet ski.  That yacht in the back ground is Terry and Shaylynn Earps.  It is huge!  

Apache Lake is such a beautiful lake.  I can't believe we haven't been there before.

This little lady took control of the boat for awhile.......or so she thought!

When she wasn't screaming at us, she was pretty cute!

Hunter was so helpful with the Earp boys.  This is Laythe with Hunter.  Hunter had helped him catch a fish!  At one point, Shaylynn said, "If any of my boys turn out as responsible and good as Hunter I will be so happy!"

It was a sweet comment!

We partied it up at Party Cove!

Cliff jumping was great!  See Kiersten up on the rock?

The Mack's new pontoon boat is amazing!

Complete with a slide and everything!

Grant and Conner

Ella and Recker Earp

This kids and I headed to the lake first thing Friday morning.  Well after we got my Denali tire fixed....woke up to a flat tire.  Just what you want to wake up to when you are trying to get away early.  Of course I would much rather have it happen before we left than while we are on the road!

Justin wasn't able to get away from the office on Friday.  Heather was so sweet and offered for the kids and I to just come and stay with them in their trailer.  I am sure that was a decision she quickly regretted....lol!  Nine kids total, one being a crazy 2 year old makes for some tired adults.  It was a fun weekend on the lake though.  Justin came up Saturday morning with our jet skis. 

Not sure the Mack's will ever invite us again, our luck combined with theirs equals crazy bad luck.  The wake tower on their brand new boat totally broke off while they were pulling the kids on the tube.  CRAZY!!!!  The stereo on the boat quit working.  The new AC in their trailer stopped working Saturday night, so it was really hot.  Oh man we bring bad luck I think!

They joked that they are going to invite us another time just to see if we have bad luck again.....lol!

We had a really fun time regardless of all the craziness!

We love the Mack's and Earp's!