Bear Lake part 2

I'm sure I took way to many pictures and this isn't even all of them! I think having my new camera didn't help either but as always Bear Lake was a blast! I can't think of a better vacation with my family.

We spend a lot of time at the pools. There is one with a diving board and the kids loved doing tricks off it.

Dresden was trying to be tricky and jump off backwards since the kids were doing back flips! 

 Eric doing tricks

My mom rented the giant tramp twice! The kids loved it. So sad I don't have a zoom lens! My sister and I took the paddle boards out and just hung out next to them.

This lasted about 5 seconds! It's so much harder than it looks especially with a belly! My mom and Dresden were yelling at me from the beach. But sitting it was such a good arm workout and so much fun!

 Tia came on a ride with me. I love her little life jacket!

 We had our second annual family talent show while we were up there. The kids love it so much and really get into it. Sienna had some pretty sweet dance moves in her new tap shoes!

 Ava did her Calendar Girls dance

 And one with Bryn dancing to Gummy Bear. It looked like this pretty much the whole time. Eric got video and it's pretty cute!

 Dresden sang 'I am a Child of God' in German! He was a little shy and quiet but he did so good. He also burped as his talent. It's pretty funny, he taught himself how to burp and has been doing it since he was 2! It always makes us laugh and is actually pretty hard to do for most people. Such a funny kid!

 Robyn taught the kids a little dance to "Call Me Maybe" and they performed it as a group. So funny!

 Uncle Jake painting the girls nails.

 Roasting marshmallows!

 Dresden and Bryn looking cute!

 I love watching Dresden with Tia. He loves her. At one point we could not find Dresden any where! I was really starting to panic and he had actually followed Tia around the back of the cabin down the lane a little. Grandma found him and he was just calm as can be saying he was just getting Tia cause she ran away! It ALMOST makes me want to get a dog!

LOVE this one!

 We got to celebrate Tyson and Taige's 8th birthday too! Camille did such a great job decorating and even giving the kids treat bags. The cake was super cute too!

 Sienna loved it!

 Out of no where my mom decided she wanted a group picture! We all still had our suits on but we haven't had a family picture with us in it for awhile.

Some instagrams!

 The two gimps! Bryn broken her knee cap a few weeks ago and Dresden his wrist!

 Can't ever go to Bear Lake without going to La Beau's!

 Me and my cute boy!

 Ava got pretty attached to Aunt Camille! She would only let her do things and wanted to follow her around and help her all the time. Camille was so sweet to her and I was so glad she made Ava so happy!

 Aunt Camille let her help decorate the boys cake too!

 The kids sleeping arrangements!

Handstand contest! Angi won every time!

 My reading material for the ride. I finished the second book and I can't wait to finish the last one.

 So sad when it was time to say goodbye! Ava cried and she has never cried when we leave. I really feel bad for our kids that we have to live so far away and they don't get to spend as much time with family. This was the kids 10 minutes into the drive! Totally exhausted with their little sun kissed cheeks!

I'm so grateful to my mom for helping us get there and taking care of us while we are there! It's always fun to go home and spend time with family!

Bear Lake part 1

I thought our trip to Utah was never going to happen! I started counting down about a month before we left. We hadn't been home since Christmas. It was the longest we had gone without seeing family. In Vegas we went home a lot more often so I was very excited to see everyone. We left July 25th and spent the night at a hotel, then got up and finished the drive. The drive was extra long because we had to stop every two to two and half hours so I could stretch my legs. At 31 weeks I was nervous to sit in a car for every long. And poor Dresden gets car sick and threw up after Parley's Canyon. But we finally made it. The first three days we spent in Lehi.

After hanging out for about an hour we headed to the Lehi Foam Day. The fire fighters spray this foam out of their giant hoses. For some reason I expected it to be mostly kids but I was surprised how many adults were playing in it! Our kids have never been and were very hesitant at first. They eventually went in and had fun though. They loved being with their cousins too!

 Robyn, Angi, me. My sister hates pictures and somehow this is the only picture we have together. But it's been so fun being pregnant together, only 7 weeks apart!

 The kids got sparkly temporary tattoos.  Ava wanted hers the same as her 4th of July shirt!

After getting as messy and dirty as they possibly could we headed home to take baths and eat dinner. And of course Cafe Rio was on my list of places to eat! We all ate at my sister's house and let the kids play. I can't believe Cafe Rio hasn't made it's way over to Lincoln yet! :) It was so so good!

We were packing as much stuff as we could into our day so after that we went to the American Fork Carnival. We know it's super classy :) but the kids had a blast riding the rides. Thanks to my mom who bought everyone tickets! I didn't take many pictures but we had alot of fun. It was just so nice being with my family again.

Sunday we went to church and then hung out with the Wilbur's. It was great getting to see Eric's family too. The kids love playing in the backyard with the swing set and tramp and seeing cousins on that side.

Monday morning we went with my sister and Mom to Kneaders! The other place that was on my list! I miss Utah restaurants so much! Then Eric watched the kids while my mom and I got pedicures for part of my birthday present. Pedicures while being pregnant are the best! Then it was home to pack for Bear Lake. My mom, Robyn and Richard were nice enough to take Ava and Dresden up with them and their kids so Eric and I could do a little shopping and drive up by ourselves! HEAVEN! We didn't get to as many places as I wanted because I was having so many braxon hicks and was just so tired but it was nice spending time just Eric and I. Also my new camera came! I had it sent to my sister's house and finally got around to getting a card and messing with it on the way! It feels so good to have a nice camera again! We made it to Bear Lake about 9 and got the full tour of the newly remodeled cabin! Wow I was so impressed with how everything turned out. It went from 4 bedrooms and 2 baths to 6 bedrooms and 3 baths with a big loft. The kitchen is amazing as well with all new stainless steel appliances and a huge  new table! I was so glad we decided to spend the whole week there! We even got the best room in the house, one of the king size beds with the view of the lake! I took a few pictures but it's so much nicer in person!

 Our view!

 The loft, 4 bedrooms, and a bathroom upstairs.

3 pantries! One for each big family that stays. And part of the giant table!

It was just us, my mom, Robyn and Sienna, and Richard and his kids for the first couple days. Lucky for Ava and Dresden because they got Brynli and Drake all to themselves! Then Rob and Jenn and my Dad and Russ and Camille came up later.

 Woke up to this sweet boy the first morning! Love a king size bed!

 Bryn and Ava playing dolls!

 Dinner outside!

 The outside!

 This was a usual sight for these two! Sienna about to charge and stand right in front of Dresden and just stare at him! So funny!

 Breakfast!

 Ava, Tia, and Camille! Russ surprised Camille with two stand up paddle boards for her birthday. We will be getting these some day! They were so much fun!

 Golf on the beach!

Painting is a favorite at Bear Lake