Thursday, July 16, 2009

Bear Lake and Utah Vacation

So..... yes, I have been a total blog-slacker. I really don't have that good of an excuse.
But I finally have gotten around to downloading and then uploading all of our pictures from our Utah excursion. We had so much fun while we were there. Unfortunately I wasn't all that great at taking pictures while I was there... which I didn't realize until I got home and it was over. I'm still upset at not getting more pictures with friends/family. Oh well. Not much to do about it now. Here are some of the great pictures I got though....
Makenzie and two of her cousins, Meg and Lucy. Cute girls!! I was amazed at how well these girls played together. I guess that must be the beauty of being 4, almost 5.

I love this picture. This is everyone that went to Bear Lake (minus Mike who is taking the picture). Unfortunately, Brian/Heather and Chris/Jeni weren't able to come (missed you). But we had a great time hanging out at the lake, playing games and just getting to know each other really really well :)

Kimber had a great cousin water party at her house. Tyler and Makenzie were in heaven.

I adore this picture of the cousins who came to the water party. Can you believe that they lined up this way by themselves?? It's almost perfectly tallest to smallest.
On one of the days in Utah we drove up to Park city to go to the outlets and stopped at the Alpine slide and coaster on the way back.

Tyler and his closest cousin, Cooper. These boys are so cute together!!

Mike's grandpa had a birthday party and family picture in Toelle. It was a miracle that every single person was able to make it to the picture. It was so good to see them again and to see Mike's uncle and cousins while we were out there.

Happy Birthday Opa!!

Some of the group who gathered for pizza at opa's house before the picture.

One of the very few pictures of Mike I have from our vacation.

One of the very few pictures of Me from vacation. Jeni and I at Uncle Richard's house.
Uncle Richard and Ryan (Mike's cousin) were so nice to let all the little kids (and some of us big kids) ride on their horses. Unfortunately, no one got a picture of me and Mike riding.


Makenzie was in heaven--- she LOVES horses! Thanks Richard and Ryan!! I was so glad to get my horse fix until next year.
Here we are finally up at Bear lake--- Cooper and Makenzie running out of the water. Why?? I'm not sure. Possibly because Kenzie just peed--that happened quite a bit.

Tyler did this literally all day one day. He loved throwing sand into the water over and over and over again. Easily entertained, I guess.

Austin was great at the lake. He loved the sand and water.... until he put some in his mouth.



Mike's dad surprised us all by getting on the waverunner and taking some of the kids out with him. Kenzie loved it!
Ty and coop get their turn with Grandpa.

Makenzie and Maddie had the same swimsuits. Aaaah, cute.

All smiles.

9 comments:

Jana said...

so cute!

i'm sad we switched states though - i didn't get to see you when i was home visiting!

neuroticmom said...

I already miss you so much! It was so much fun having you all here. Your kids are just too cute for words. I love them all! One of these days we want to come out and visit you. My boys are dying to see the Redwoods. Please, please visit again soon. Love you!

Angie Lewis said...

Cute pics - glad to see an update! It was so fun coming out there last week. I only wish Jon could have come and we could have stayed longer. We're definitely going to have to plan a vacation to San Fran sometime in the next year or so. Thanks for everything! :)

Cheri said...

Fun pictures!

Kimberlee said...

Oh I love the pict of everyone after the vacation...if you look close we all look so haggard. Love the Coop and Ty pict!

Unknown said...

It was great to spend some time with you guys. You have great kids and an alright husband :) Thanks for a such a good time.

HeatherD said...

So fun! It is just not right that you guys live so far away. It felt so much more complete to have you guys here. You are always so missed. We love you guys!!! We'll be counting down the days till the holidays.

maline said...

mel, I think your looking pretty hot gurl! Can't wait to see you and the family! xoxox maline

Sarah said...

Fun fun fun. It was soooo good to see you guys! I wish we'd had more time, but owell. Glad you guys had a good time--there's nothing like a super-fun vacation. We miss you and hope to see you again soon!