My family (Parker side) had a family reunion with all my immediate family in Bear Lake, UT last month to my sister's condo. We drove from Texas (0nly 24 hours) up there. Now 24 hours is a long trip for anyone, but when you have our kids then it is a different story. Normal kids go to sleep when they're tired, ours just scream and cry, needless to say I don't think we'll be doing a drive that long for quite some time!
It was great to be with all my family again. We hadn't been all of us together since I was prego with Adam back in 2003. Our family has really grown and it seems to keep on growing. The cousins had a great time with eachother. I know Adam followed his older cousins around and when it was time to leave he was in tears and screamed, "I don't want to leave!" I wish we could be near his cousins.
Some long overdue family pics
My brother brought his awesome boat all the way out from California. We all had a blast on the tube and wakeboarding (I tried but didn't get up--everyone else did:). My pregnant sis-in-law Anna wakeboarded and made it look so easy. Adam and Logan LOVED the tube. Adam went with his cousins and never wanted to get out. Logan cried everytime Adam got in the tube and so we had to stop and let him get in with him which meant we had to go with him everytime too. Luckily Alisa took pity on me and took my 2 boys on the tube for me. The water was COLD! The kids had a fun time playing in the sand on the beach or swimming or doing crafts that they had there.
Billy and I had our bdays while there and we were able to slip away with the kids to Logan and eat at Cafe Rio on Billy's bday...and got some raspberry shakes at Bear Lake. You can't go there and not get a shake!
Bear Lake was beautiful and it was great to be with family and I wish we could all see eachother more often!
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Looks like fun! I'm glad you were able to make it to Cafe Rio to celebrate the birthdays. Everyone looks so grown up!
i would kill for a bear lake shake!
Corey
That was A LOT of fun. Looking at the pictures makes me want to go back. I have been to Bear Lake a lot but that trip was the best of all.
Erin - remember the time we went both nights to preference? CRAZY! And traded that gray dress around. And we called you "Er-bear-stare"!
What a fun vacation... yeah, I'm jealous. BTW, I vote for more babysitting exchanges... I kinda like 'em.
Erin-thanks for sharing those pics and memories. I can't believe that's all we have now! Oh, and t-shirts, too. It went by too fast!
Love the pics and LOVE Bear Lake...although I am not sure about that drive from Texas! Holy Cow! You are wonder woman! PS I totally know the raspberry shakes you are talking about...yum!
Erin! When were y'all out there?? Ryan's fam's family reunion was there the weekend of June 28, so we flew on out. We had a great time...and wish we could eat raspberry shakes all the time!! :)
Megan, We were there that whole week before, from the 23rd to the 28th and left that day. We had to drive all the way back to TX so Billy could go to scout camp the following week.
Well darn,I thought you still lived in Arizona. I was in Texas, Dallas and Houston, just last week and it would have been great to see you if you live in those cities.
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