This past week we got to go up to Bear Lake. We have not been able to take a prolonged vacation as a family in over five years. It was really nice to be able to get away, just us, and relax a little. We stayed in a condo for the week and went swimming every day at the swimming pool there, played card games, X-box games, watched cable TV, (what luxury! We miss cable.), ate snacks, and went on lots of day trips. Poor Owen got off his nap schedule a bit, but where's the spontaneity if you have to plan around naps, right?
We went to the fun park they had there. What an awesome park! It had everything, plus a fence so you didn't have to worry about your kids running in the road.
Liam was big on climbing and boy were there things to climb.
Like I said...
Erin, Owen and I liked the swings the most.
Liam was big on climbing and boy were there things to climb.
Like I said...
Erin, Owen and I liked the swings the most.On another day, we looked for a fun beach and just hung out and took pictures and played in the freezy, freezy cold water.
Liam liked the mud. He kept saying "Touch it Dad!" Amazing what can entertain.
Here is Erin's reaction to the mud on her hands. Not quite the same as her brother's. More disgust than amazement.
Owen LOVED the water. He didn't care how cold it was, he just ran in, splashed, sat down, tried to throw Erin's shoes in and just had fun which eventually led to...
...this.
Liam liked the mud. He kept saying "Touch it Dad!" Amazing what can entertain.Here is Erin's reaction to the mud on her hands. Not quite the same as her brother's. More disgust than amazement.Owen LOVED the water. He didn't care how cold it was, he just ran in, splashed, sat down, tried to throw Erin's shoes in and just had fun which eventually led to...
...this. He got so cold, he cried, but he didn't want to get out of the water. Silly boy.
On another day, we hiked the Limber Pine Trail. A trail that's 1.3 miles in a loop to see the Limber Pine. It's a tree that looks humungous, but is really five pine trees growing all twisted up together. The kids really had a good time on the hike. It was fun.
Here's the Limber Pine.
It's a really BIG tree.
Here's from further away.
This tree had snow hindering it's growth, so the main trunk died and one of the branches took over the growing of the tree.
My cute family sitting on the stunted tree.
Cameron and Owen on the hike. Owen wanted to be carried, then put down and he would walk about 10 or 20 feet and then want to be carried again. He had a blast.
We had a really fun time. We need to make time for family vacations now that Cameron has the time. The kids got to know each other better and even played together. Liam still wants to live at Bear Lake and convinced Erin it would be a great place to live. Now when we ask her where we should move, she says "Bear Lake."
On another day, we hiked the Limber Pine Trail. A trail that's 1.3 miles in a loop to see the Limber Pine. It's a tree that looks humungous, but is really five pine trees growing all twisted up together. The kids really had a good time on the hike. It was fun.
Here's the Limber Pine.
It's a really BIG tree.
Here's from further away. This tree had snow hindering it's growth, so the main trunk died and one of the branches took over the growing of the tree.
My cute family sitting on the stunted tree. Cameron and Owen on the hike. Owen wanted to be carried, then put down and he would walk about 10 or 20 feet and then want to be carried again. He had a blast.
We had a really fun time. We need to make time for family vacations now that Cameron has the time. The kids got to know each other better and even played together. Liam still wants to live at Bear Lake and convinced Erin it would be a great place to live. Now when we ask her where we should move, she says "Bear Lake."
2 comments:
I am so glad and happy that you guys were able to vacation out of town and had fun.
Your pictures look so fun!! I LOVE the one of you on the swing, awesome!! I'm so glad you guys got to get away, but we sure did miss you all :)
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