Kraig called me from work Monday morning and said, "Philly, let's go to Flaming Gorge." Me: "Uh. Ok. I'm here at the store to buy groceries for the week, but I can buy road trip food instead." So I packed us up, Kraig came home from work around 2:00pm, we drove for 7 hours, and viola! We were on vacation!
Flaming Gorge is a Webb Family standard. Every July they go to Flaming Gorge. If you've never heard of it, you're not alone. I knew nothing about this beautiful lake spanning across southern Wyoming and northern Utah until I joined the Webb family.
The water is as smooth as glass and the canyon walls are breathtaking (Brenny, I'd love for you to tell me all about the rocks).
We piggybacked on Kraig's parent's campsite and enjoyed the company of almost the entire Webb Crew.
Andrew and Joshua had their own tent and Kraig and I shared with Thomas. He looks like a baked potato in his sleeping bag.
In the day and a half we were there, Kraig took 16 water ski turns (if you're not a boater, that's a lot of time behind the boat).
I tried a few times to get up on the slalom ski to no avail, but had great success knee boarding (side note: Kraig and I literally met knee boarding 6 years ago).
Andrew and Joshua were a little skeptical about knee boarding at first, but we got the thumbs-up at the end.
We successfully wore both Andy and Joshy out after our first day on the lake.
Scary but true, the back of the boat caught fire Tuesday night when Kraig and Dad were filling up the gas tank.
It was a miracle that everyone was ok, Kraig brothers "just happened" to be steps away when it happened with containers of water practically in their paths as they ran to help Kraig and Dad put it out. Really. Too many miracles to list here, but trust me, we've listed them and thanked Heavenly Father for them. Flaming Gorge has a whole new meaning to the Webb Crew.
Here are a few extra jewels from the trip. Thanks for the memories!
This is Kraig's brother Kurt. I think this looks like an advertisement for his Mach ski. What a spray!
"Hey, Kasen, can you pass me some of that dirt? My mommy won't let me play in it."
Where was I while he was getting so big? I distinctly remember his birth as if it were just last week. 
It was so ideal. I was well rested; the surgery was a breeze; my recovery was fast. He was a happy baby.
I love my Joshy so much. Our family wouldn't be the same without his witty sense of humor, his charming smile, his contagious laughter, or his strong will. 
Ok, so just the cups and table cloth were IronMan themed. But we played a lot of fun games
and ate all of Joshy's favorite foods: Strawberries, grapes, goldfish crackers, oreos and strawberry ice cream. (note to self: Serve ice cream cones instead of cake at all other birthday parties)
I bought this sun shade at a yard sale for $5. I was one of the 3 smartest things I brought to California.
Kraig got stung by a Stingray. And just to debunk a common myth: You don't need to pee on a Stingray sting. That's jellyfish. Steve Irwin died of a Stingray sting to his heart. Kraig didn't die (thank heavens!). It's apparently not as serious when it's in your ankle.
Can you hear us shouting, "DISNEYLAND!!!"?
And Mr. Toad didn't get the best of Thomas on his wild ride.
He's good at it, too. He always wants to sing Thomas songs, kiss him, touch him, and play with him.
