BEAR LAKE

So, we finally made it to Bear Lake at about 11:15 pm Friday night. Kyle ended up working later than expected so we didn't leave the house 'til about 7 pm. Then our quick trip to Wal-Mart for food and sand toys turned out to be an hour trip :) After that we went to Sports Authority to pick up some life jackets for the little ones. Turns out they were 40% off which was great! Anyway, we finally got on the road at 8:45 pm. The drive to Bear Lake takes about 2 hours, but it took us longer because it was dark and we had to watch for deer. Kyle is a pretty safe driver, especially when we are in the car. When we finally got there we unpacked our bags and had some burgers (wonderfully grilled by Gage and Chief). Then it was off to bed so we could get up early to go to the lake.

Gage's family has two trailers parked up the hill from the lake and they were so nice to let us use them for the night. Me, Kyle, and the girls got the small trailer to sleep in. It was pretty comfortable, but cold. Kyle and Brin took one bed and watched Mulan on the lap top (really roughin' it huh). Me, Rai, and Hallie took the other bed. Chief, Sugar, Cass, Gage, and Mike slept in tents and everyone else slept in the bigger trailer. It's amazing how cold it gets up there at night and how hot it is during the day. Anyway, we woke up at about 9 am Saturday morning, packed up the car, and headed for the lake.

Brin went on the boat for about an hour and a half watching the other kids wakeboard and waterski (however she was asleep most of the time). Raigen didn't like the sand at first, but learned to love it. Trav played with her a lot! Hallie sat in her little beach chair and loved being in Kennedi's floaty in the water. Kyle was a party pooper and stayed in the shade and slept the WHOLE time. He never even took off his shoes or socks. I'm glad I have a great fam that helped watch the girls, because he was no help at all. I think everyone else had fun sun bathing, volleyball playing, sunscreening, boating, and just being together as a family. It was a blast!

Here's a slideshow of some pictures. Kenna took all the boat shots so I'll post them later. This slideshow is kinda weird, just click on the play button and the slideshow will come up in a few seconds in a new window. The slideshow program I usually use wouldn't work. Anyway, check it out.