Bear Lake

We took our annual camping trip with the Doyle family and this year we went to Bear Lake. We seriously had such a good time. I keep saying it was nearly perfect, because it was! We went up on Thursday, set up, had dinner and enjoyed a nice relaxing time around the campfire. Our tent is super small...we've had it since we got married and it was perfect for the two of us on an air mattress. We've even used it with Rylan in the past and the three of us slept decently on the air mattress together. Well this year we decided to be even more comfortable and we borrowed some cots. Two cots with an air mattress on top in a small tent creates major claustrophobia for me...not good. Throughout the night I had to get up and stick my head out of the tent to get lots of air and see the open area. We are going to Yellowstone this weekend with my family so we were quick to snatch up a much bigger tent from Kevin's brother. A nice large tent will be a purchase we will have to make soon!

After a delicious breakfast the family headed to Bear Lake and we spent the entire day there. The weather was perfect! We set up some umbrellas and pavilions and we stayed nice and cool under the shade all day. Even being out in the sun wasn't killer until you were out there for quite some time. Kevin had a blast playing frisbee and soccer with his brothers and his dad. The waverunners were of course in constant use and even most of the kids had a blast on those. We took Rylan for a ride and he was not thrilled at all. A few minutes of him holding onto me for his dear life and we took him back to shore. But he did LOVE playing in the sand and water all day. Rarely did he come under the umbrella to cool off...he just sat in the water!

We went on many walks around the campsite and just loved being outside. In fact, being outside 24 hours a day made Rylan a very happy boy. He was loving life the whole weekend and I know he can't wait for Yellowstone! (And really, I can't wait, either!!)