boating is the ultimate thatcher summer activity, only it seems that each year we get to go out less and less. i guess it is because we are getting older and have 9-5 jobs now. we can't just go out whenever we want, but the days we can go out we make the most of it. this time around we had a new member with us. it was yourdanos' first time ever boating. i love going with first timers, especially when they attempt the one ski. i have to hand it to him though, for yourdanos' first time he did pretty well. he did get up on the one ski for a second and fell down, but he was up nonetheless.
yourdanos was only in town a couple of days before he headed off to military training in Arkansas. i wanted to make the most of his short time here but i also didn't want to wear him out. i felt like he needed to rest up before his training which lasts two whole weeks! besides boating we went shopping, watched my favorite tv show, took naps and he helped me nanny my kids one of the days. for dinner one night we doubled with one of my bests friends and her finance. when choosing where to eat, i felt like i needed to take him to Hires. i mean who hasn't been to hires? if you haven't you probably didn't grow up in salt lake. it was the restaurant of my childhood! we went after every major school event. their "big H" burger is the best, most everyone who has been there knows that.
