Family Reunion at Bear Lake

 

We got back from camping Tuesday evening and the kids and I headed to Bear Lake with my Mom and Tucker bright and early the next morning, Wednesday July 19th.  We met the rest of my sisters and their families minus Craig and Llyr at the cabin that my Aunt Tricia got for us to stay at.  It had plenty of space for everyone and had a lovely view of the lake.  Wednesday afternoon and evening we just hung at the cabin and grabbed some pizza for dinner.  Thursday morning after a quick run with my sister and niece we got everyone ready to head to the lake.  Luckily my aunt has a boat that she took us out on to surf and tube.  We set up a canopy and sun umbrellas and a bunch of chairs, packed lunches and hung at the beach all day.  When we got back to the cabin everyone took a quick cold shower and then we got dinner put together.  We ate and played in the backyard, chatted and made bracelets.  Craig drove in after work and got in about midnight.  

Friday morning we got in a quick kettlebell workout and then got everyone and everything loaded up to head back to the beach.  We spent the day playing in the sand and on the boat and headed back to the cabin once we were all worn out.  We all showered and then got dinner put together.  Luckily Tiffany had planned out all the food and purchased it, which made everything a lot simpler. 

I was put in charge of finding a hike for us to do Saturday morning.  I found one up the Logan Canyon, about 45 minutes away, The Wind Cave Trail.  It was a 4 mile hike up to some cool caves, the problem was that it was about 90 degrees by the time we started the hike.  It was very hot with not a lot of shade, but we pressed onward and upward and eventually made it to the top.  Some children were carried, some heads were dunked in the creek, but everyone came out alive.  After our hike we headed back into Bear Lake to fill our bellies with some of their famous raspberry shakes.  Grandma treated all the kids to a shake and lucky for us adults, most of them couldn't finished a whole one, so we volunteered to finish it for them.  After our milkshakes we headed back to the cabin for a shower, not quite as cold this time, and dinner.  The kids watched Napoleon Dynamite, this was the first time our kids have seen it and they were quite impressed.  We took a break and put some regular clothes on to have Tricia take some quick family pictures.  After we finally got the kids to bed, the adults stayed up late chatting until we couldn't keep our eyes open any more.  

Sunday morning we quickly cleaned up what we could before we headed back home.  We had a wonderful time together as a family.  A lot of great memories were made.  It is always so much fun to watch the cousins together, they all get a long so well and are such great friends.  I hope they stay this close forever.  Bear Lake is always beautiful and I am so grateful we had the opportunity to go and spend time together as a family. Tricia really hooked us up and helped make it a simple yet memorable family reunion.