Bear Lake 2009

We lucked out this year for our annual Bear Lake trip, it fell on Troy's short week so he took Wednesday and Thursday off so he, Travis and Hunter could held to the hills before we went to the Lake. How would it be to take 2 days vacation and get 7 days off?! Monday July 13th the boys hooked up and headed for the Sinks in Logan Canyon. TJ and I hung out at home for a few days since I had to work. Troy and the boys road the 4 wheelers non stop those first 3 days.

Our Jakey is getting pretty old, he will be 11 in November, but Hunter and Travis found his favorite squeeky toy and Jake turned into a puppy chasing that toy. Of course after a few minutes he needed to rest. LOL!

Here is our baby girl Charli, she is really starting to show her age she is 13, but she still smiles and wags her tail . . .
Here is a great picture of Travis hanging at the camp fire . . .
Troy pulled out the bb gun for the boys to shot, Hunter thought it was cool to shoot the "baby gun" LOL!

TJ and I weren't going to join the boys until Thursday at Bear Lake but we decided to head up to the mountains Wednesday night. I arrived to a very dirty Hunter boy.
Thursday morning we packed up and headed for the Lake. Thursday was just a relaxing day, hangin at camp and the boys played at the park. Unfortunately Friday was a very expensive day for Troy and I. We needed to put tires on our 5th wheel before Troy dared tow it home. Rather than leave the 5th wheel in Bear Lake after our weekend vacation Troy headed back to Tremonton to get new tires. The boys and I headed to the lake for the day.

TJ was in 7th heaven playing in the kiddie pool, it was like bath tub water.

We never leave home without the big dump truck. TJ would sleep with it if I would let him. LOL!
Here are the boys enjoying the sand, Hunter loves to be buried by Travis, it's cute . . .

Travis needed to rinse off after buring Hunter . . .
All in all Friday was a fun day. Too bad Troy couldn't have joined us, but glad we were able to get new tires and he could still enjoy the rest of the weekend with us.

On Saturday, breakfast couldn't get over fast enough, the boys were anxious to get back to the lake. We included our fun floaties as well for the boys to enjoy. Here is Hunter and Dad getting the toys ready . . .

We got TJ a little car a few years ago to help shade him from the sun, he hated it when he was a baby, but couldn't get enough of it this year . . .Once all the toys were blown up, Travis and Hunter headed to the waves to test them out . . .TJ was funny, while his brothers were on the boat, he toted each one of the floaties to the kiddie pool to test them out. He was a little man on a mission . . .TJ was full of smiles this year so I couldn't resisit taking tons of pictures of him. I forgot his life jacket here at home so he and I didn't go out on the boat. Our friends offered a life jacket for him, but we were fine at the beach. TJ was content hanging out on the tube BEFORE it was behind the boat.Jay borrowed his brother-in-laws rhino and told his mom Carolyn that he wanted to show her a new spot, little did she know that he was actually taking her thru a giant water hole! It was hiliarious, we could see the splash over the trucks in the background of the picture. She was a drowned rat.While Mandy and Spence took the boys on their boat, Taylar hung out with TJ and I. She is such a cutie!
Travis on the boat with Marolyn. Trav doesn't look very happy, I am not sure if this is before or after his tube ride. LOL!

Troy got on the tube with Hunter and Seth, they had a blast! There are more pictures of them because they didn't want to get off the tube! LOL!

Hunter giving the thumbs up to go!
Hunter was just a laughing catching some air! When he came back to the beach he told me it was like bouncing on a trampoline.

Riding the waves . . .
Since Hunter and Seth wouldn't get off the tube, Troy decided it was Trav's turn to go with the boys. Travis was having no part of sitting on the edge though, he wanted the middle. He didn't have as much fun as Hunter and Seth. Thanks to my cute parents I had my own shade this year at Bear Lake, not major sun burn for me! HURRAY! Just before her mommy came back Taylar crashed in my lap. TJ got a bit jealous so I put him on my lap as well to cuddle.
It was a wonderful trip and a much needed attitude adjustment for me! Thanks Robin and Carolyn!

Fun In the Sun . . .

Aunt Kari invited us over for Karter's birthday party on Saturday the 11th. I am a bit late posting pictures, but it was a fun day in the water. The boys have decided we need a blow up waterslide too. Wish we had that magic money tree in the back yard so we could get one.

It took TJ a while to warm up to the idea, but once he figured it out, as long as there wasn't a lot of kids on the ride, he was having a blast. The boys have a slip and slide at daycare that they like to play one, on this day TJ just wanted to walk across it though. Silly boy!
Travis loved it too! Kari was worried about Travis since most of the kids at the party were 10 and younger, but he joined in the fun. He and his brothers kept having races up and down the slide.
As soon as Grandma Sue arrived, Travis was determined to get her wet . . .This is one of my favorite pictures of Travis and TJ this summer, say cheese . . .Hunter boy had a blast too, he was all over the place, most of the time climbing up the slide rather than using the ladder, or knocking people over before they could get out of the way, imagine that!Behind Kari's house is a holding pond, a mother had hatched her ducklings. Hunter and Kasen decided to take a break from the waterslide and feed the ducks.

After a few minutes TJ realized big brother was gone so he wanted to go investigate. He is so little he couldn't see the ducks over the weeds at first. "Where mom where?"
Of course you can't visit Aunt Kari's house without a fest, the boys were famished after playing in the water all day, they each ate three sloppy joes, endless chips, and fruit too. That doesn't include the brownies, cake, ice cream and banana splits that were served for dessert just before we left. Nothing like having three growing boys around!
Here is Hunter and TJ snuggle buggin for a minute trying to get warm on mom's lap . . .
By the time we left at 6:30 that night, TJ was exhausted. Before we hit the freeway to come home he was snoring. When we got home I couldn't resist taking a picture before I put him to bed. I think this picture says it all, what a way to end a fun day in the sun. Note . . .TJ never woke up until Sunday morning at 8am, he was one tired little boy. LOL!