Mackay Madness: VALVE-OPENING PARTY!!!

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

VALVE-OPENING PARTY!!!

Our good friends, the Lybberts...have been developing a private waterski lake in Tooelle. It has always been their dream to do this, and they are finally making it come true. Last week we attended the valve opening party for "Last Chance Lakes."

I am so proud of Rick, his hard work and devotion to this project, it is out of this world. That night when they finally opened the valves and started filling the lakes, there wasn't a dry eye in the crowd. The newspaper was even there doing a story! It was a very exciting evening. And we had the best teriyaki burgers I've EVER eaten!

The kids had a ball playing in the muddy water, and without any showers...it was a very messy ride home. We all laughed because all of the kids were just so happy to get into the water, and then all of a sudden they had to clean off and lay down in the ice cold water and they were all screaming and crying. It was very comical!

Anyway, this development is going to be awesome! Way to go Lybbert Fam, we love you!

2 comments:

margo said...: I'm so glad you got all those great pics -- I'll have to get copies of those. What a fun night. Thanks for being there!; August 17, 2008 at 8:08 PM
Lisa Erskine said...: That was a fun night! You're so lucky you have a lot out there! We'll be visiting often!! :); August 18, 2008 at 9:49 AM

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From the mouths of "our babes":

*Our doorbell rang. Chance ran to get it. No one was there. He said, "oh darn,it must have been a knocker-ditcher." (Otherwise known as a doorbell ditcher.)

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