Bear Lake

Our big family vacation this year was Bear Lake. We went with Adam's family. All were able to make it for some of the time. It was fun to go somewhere we had not been before. We left on Tuesday to check in and get settled. On Weds. we spent time on the beach playing games and digging in the sand. Of course the kids loved to go in the water. It was really over cast that day so I spent most of the time on the beach holding Sophie. After lunch the kids wanted to go to the pool and play, they had fun diving and playing with there dad. We played some volleyball that night and played games after the kids were in bed.

On Thursday the guys (& some of the gals) went golfing. Rob was able to make it from Ogden (where he was at EFY). We took the kids to miniature golfing, it was a lot of fun to be together. Even Jessica had fun hitting a ball. We then went to Aunt Cherie's condo (only 5 miles away) to have dinner. On the way we stopped to get shakes. (I ate mine to fast and got really sick.) The kids went swimming with all the family and I stayed and slept on the couch. They all had dinner, I slept. I woke up in time to be taken back to our condo. More games.

On Friday we spent time with Cherie and her family. They came down to our beach to play and go boating. Spencer (Cherie's son) has a boat and was kind enough to play with us all day. The kids loved the tube and the water. Hailey has loved to go out with Spencer from the time she was 5 or 6. She challenges him to dump her off the tube. She has been pretty successful at staying on. Curtis loved the ride and never wanted to get off.


Adam, Curtis and Hailey on the tube.


The kids building sand castles.


Jessica would have stayed here all day.


Jessica's first time on a boat. It was making her very sleepy.

Jordan, Hailey with Jessica, and Lacey on the tube.
Jessica loved it and didn't want off.

We also rented jet skis for the after noon. Adam, Ken, and Ben really loved it. The girls also got a turn. It was fun to have some time on the water with just Adam.

We had loads of fun and were exhausted by bed time. The kids slept so well that night.
Then on Sat. time to come home. We packed up to leave and had a little snag. While we were at Bear Lake we had had some trouble with our car starting. We would have to jump start it three or four times. We borrowed Britt and James (Cherie's daughter & hubby) jumper cables several times. (Of course we left ours at home) Well we decided to try and return them before we left and when Adam put the car in reverse the car died. We then had to decide what to do. We finally got it started again, and taken down to the shop in town. They tested a few things and decided it was the battery, they replaced it and after two hours we were back on the road. Not a fun ending to a great week.

I am so grateful for The Parry Family. They are so good to us and we enjoy spending so much time with them. Thanks for making it such a great week.