Once Upon a Trip to Bear Lake......

My mom's cute cousin, DeAnn invited our family up to Bear Lake with her family.  After a very rocky start (she rolled her trailer pulling it up Parley's Canyon) we all made it there safe.  We are so thankful that no one was hurt in the accident.  Miracles really do happen:)

On our first day, we spent it playing on the beach and making sandcastles.  The kids had a blast hanging out with Grandpa Tom all day.  He really is just a big kid at heart.  I'm not sure who had the most fun... him or them!

Clint lathering himself up with sunscreen. Think he has enough???

A trip into town for some famous raspberry shakes.

A MUST!

We did lots and lots of boating.

All three of my boys tried wake boarding this year.  It was so fun to see them all get up.  

  And lots of tubing....

My only complaint was the stupid mosquitoes.  I think we all came home with lots of bites. Poor Carter got bit on the arm and it swelled up and itched like crazy.  Poor dude!

Look at the size of that bump...

After a night of rough winds and big waves, our boat was pushed in shore a little too far and we couldn't have gotten it out without the help of this tractor.  We were so grateful these men came along.

 Every night this little creature and his friends would make their way through our campground. They freaked us out!  We were told that the skunks make the same path around the campgrounds every night.  They usually don't bother anyone but with our luck one of them would probably spray us if we got any closer. (I took this picture while standing on top of the picnic table.)

While we were cleaning up and getting ready to leave, Clint and Blakley climbed on top of the trailer.  She was so excited to be so high up.  Funny Girl!

 Wait a minute......

Was my mom there that trip????

Oh there she is! Glad we got at least one picture:)

Thanks for hiding behind the screen door mom. Silly Girl!

We had such a great time up there.  I really hope that we make it an annual trip with the fam. Love them all so much!  We really missed Cody and Wendy's Family though.  Maybe next year:)

FiNalLy.....

Yes, we did it!

We finally used the boat for the first time this year. Who cares that the summer is almost over. Better late than never right?

After a while the "boys" started to do crazy stunts. I think poor Tanner go kicked in the head during this one. Nice one daddy:)

Blakley liked going to the tube rides!

Saying that Blakley LOVED the water is a little bit of a understatement. Once she got in it, she did not want to get back out. I think we have a little mermaid in our family.

We even got grandma and grandpa on the tubes for a quick ride. Carter had the BIGGEST grin on his face during this ride.

Thanks mom and dad for the fun time! We had a blast spending the day with you guys! xoxo

(8/27/2011)