When getting ready to go camping I often ask myself "Is all this worth it?" Well this year the answer is a resounding YES!! My family has been visiting Bear Lake every summer for years and years now (since I was about 8?). When I was younger I merely thought it was for the sake of fun--you know hiking, playing at the lake, eating a bunch of treats, campfires and staying up late playing cards. But now that I have kids of my own I see it as a way to connect with them. There are no cell phones, no friends competing for attention, no ipods, no disney channel, and although my kids had to take their runs, they were mine and I got to spend time with them. What a treat!! I also enjoyed being with family--we rarely get together anymore.
We ate meals together
We had a surprise birthday party for me (can you believe they remembered?) and Caleb-my adorable 6 year old nephew. My family (Stephanie) even decorated the canopy--it was too fun!!
We played at the lake. The wave-runners were going all day long. (Thanks to K.C and Andrea for taking the kids for rides all day--so sorry for the sunburns.)
We went on a great hike
We drank hot chocolate and played in the dirt
We played cards
All in all we had a great time and created a lot of great memories.
Now I must stop writting and get to unpacking....
We had a surprise birthday party for me (can you believe they remembered?) and Caleb-my adorable 6 year old nephew. My family (Stephanie) even decorated the canopy--it was too fun!!
3 comments:
leslie..you buckled and joined the blogging world! yeah! love the trip to bear lake...actually i'm jealous of the trip to bear lake! looks like a lot of fun!
p.s. that sure is a LOT of candles on one birthday cake :) haha
welcome to the blogosphere! glad to see you've joined the ranks. looks like a fun trip to bear lake - gotta love cousins! so fun!
seeing those pictures makes me feel even worse we missed it this year. Thanks for taking care of Caleb and Kali!
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