Bear Lake Family Reunion

On our way to the family reunion, we stopped at the Clarks who are dear friends of my in-laws.
They used to live in Alaska and had 2 real bears on thier floors that they had shot. Kids loved it.

Big Family Reunion on Jeromy's mom's side. This is about 1/3 of the people who were there who ventured off on Uncle John's hike. It was gorgeous and Uncle Mike's noises were the bomb!


Found Breezy getting free rides from the older cousins all weekend. Funny how there were at least a dozen girl cousins she could have played with but she preferred Clint Dallin and Chris. I think Clint carried her 90% of the hike.


Bringin up the rear. Luke and Makayla were so good and walked most of the way.

Back at the condos....a little volleyball.

Jake flying the kite.

Luke on the lake.

More water for the moat!

Jake wanting his license.

Luke's first time!

Every chance she got, Breezy would grab a cousin and hit the lake. She LOVED it!

Cute Ashley and Emily

Luke Jake Dallin Bree

Lovin that kayak!

And of course the pool.

Bree finding Clint's shoulder's again.

And Chris'.

Megan and Conner and the infamous rubber balls that Luke was obsessed with all weekend long.

Kaylee and Addie

Mike, Kaylee, Luke and Conner

Camryn and Breezy singing in the Angel's Landing.

Breakfast Yummers!

Kaylee Emily Megan Lexy Luke Tyler

Breezy would go out on a wave runner and return on the boat. She worked her magic with everyone I tell you!

Dallin's turn.

Luke took one look at Grandma, then turned to me and said, "She's mine!"

Bree Jer and Jake

Tyler Jer and LUKE! Tyler and Luke kept saying "FASTER!"

Good thing Uncle Dave knew better than to even try that with me on board.

Uncle Ryan on board to show these boys some madness.

Ryan Bree and Jer getting crazy.

The kids had a great time with so many fun things to do and all the people they love around them. Unfortunately I had a headache (which I never get) that hung around til the last day, so I was not completely myself and that was a bummer (but I did get some good reading and nearly finished Catching Fire, thanks Chanel!). It was sad to go. Bree cried because she didn't get to say good-bye to her boyz (luckily we found them:) Jake cried until we ran into Uncle Mike who told him not to eat the peas in rows 1 and 4 in Grandpa's garden because they were his. Jake could have rows 2 & 3 only. I think we found 2 peas in a pod with these 2 cause Jake couldn't stop laughing after that.

Our Top Picks for Bear Lake: Jer - Wave Runners, Cam -The Hike, Jake - Being with everyone, Bree - Wave Runners and Boy Cousins, Luke - Bouncy Balls and Grandma (of course!)

Thanks Gina and Grandma and all the others who put it all together. And Happy 60th Grandma and Grandpa!

Summer Vacation San Diego Style

Oh yeah! Cards by the pool while the kiddies swim. Now you know this is my kind of vacation!

(G-ma Emily Amber Camie Troy Mind Nat and Kyle)
Jake helping Luke be daring and brave. Olivia is next and Sawyer too.

Sawyer Cooper Breezy Nicole and Olivia is under.

Jer was working, so Troy and Kyle helped big time with these two and man did they love it!

After a weekend with G-pa all to himself, Luke pretty much thought G-pa was his private property. Would not let him out of his sight. Love you G-pa!

While Gma and Gpa (and Spinder) held down the fort (and cleaned up Luke's puke), Jer and I headed down to SD for a couple of days with these guys. Too bad the Jumbotron wasn't in the background of this pic cuz you'd be seeing our mugs on it workin that camera!

Lookin' like locals to me.

We told the boys we'd meet them back at the condo but first we had to sneak a ride on the coaster. Some kid cut in front of us in line, but Paige took care of him.

Yep he got to ride the whole way with Paigers interrogating him about his views on cutting in line. Don't mess with Paige and Roller Coaster lines.

The Mormon Battallion.

Definitely not the same Battallion I used to come to as a young chopper.

It is completely remodeled and a real treat.

An Old Town must!

The tourist who took this pic for us asked us to hold for just one second while he snapped one with his camera too. Pretty sure we're celebreties in some remote town in Japan.

Surfers turned cowboys. Talk about your Jacks of all trades!

Glad to have seats on the Trolley this time and lovin the poses kids.

If going Tandem is an indication of lasting love, these two have got it made....we won't mention the couple that didn't make it around the corner of the bike shop before heading back to switch for singles or the couple who talked trash to each other the entire time.

Just back from a dip in the pool where we met our new BFF, the ex-con who couldn't say enough about the top quality of our building AND the Fed Prison in Tuscon and how his time done there was really for naught seeing how we all can agree that Marijuana should be legal. I'm thinkin we need to skip all the touristy stuff and spend more time with the neighbors.

Thanks mom and dad for letting us use your pad and taking the kids!!!

And if I ever start to forget this weekend, I'll just turn on Sports Center and see highlights of the US getting robbed of their soccer goal and it will all come rushing back.