Bear Lake

Bear Lake without Mark and Daniel was a bit different, but Tiffany showed up with massive pictures of their heads on sticks. The two heads accompanied us everywhere this year. They went to the beach, the play, and hung around the new house. At least that kept our missionaries in the front of our minds. This was also the year we met Brittany's newest, J.T, who stayed in Montpelier and came down to St. Charles each day.

The Daniel and Mark heads came everywhere. Even to game night.

The sunset the first night was beautiful!

Steph also made these shirts. They are so fun!

This year we stayed in a brand new house right next to our old favorite, the Rawhide Rendezvous. This house had a lot of space and a nice yard. We enjoyed meals together and s'mores around the fire ring. 

We spent two days at the beach, and the water was much lower than normal. The kids loved the sand and the kayaks on the first day. On the second day, Bob decided to rent wave runners. The boys loved this, and Dax was a key driver because Dad's back wasn't up to it. Dax took Mom out once, and gave many other rides. 

All the cousins.

Our annual Bear Lake picture.

Dax took Mom for a ride on the jetski.

Seth rode very first with Jonny. 

Mark and Daniel hanging with us at the beach.

We sure love Bear Lake.

Seth doing his Michael Jackson impression.

Grandpa came out to throw the football a few times.

We were so glad Grandma was well enough to come.

The Daniels girls and their mom and dad.

The play this year was Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, which is a favorite of most of the adults. The kids laughed, but thought it was a little sketchy, what with the kidnapping and kissing and all that. 

The other highlight was our guided tour of the bird refuge. We did a 5 way call and narrated what birds we were seeing to all the family. Everyone seemed to like this, and we saw some really cool birds, including at least a dozen night herons. 

We made s'mores one night.

We saw a ton of black crowned night herons on our bird drive.

We also drove over to see the Monticello Temple.

The whole gang

Steph planned a bunch of minute to win it games.

It was a fun time!

We always enjoy the Pickleville shows.

Ha ha ha!!!

Time to go home! It is always sad to say goodbye after a fun week at Bear Lake.