Bear Lake

Well... I've just spent every second not with kids this morning trying to post about our fun Glen Ellis Reunion... I've deleted my post once... had my computer freeze on me once and lost my internet connection at least twice. I had a nice post too about all the fun stuff that we had done... but oh well... I guess it just wasn't meant to be and I really can't afford to lose any more time on it... I still have to clean the bathrooms, shower and do the dishes before kids wake up. I will say that despite the fact that our car died, we set up three different tents, and all sorts of fun things like that.... I loved it! Sammy got to get as dirty as he wanted... loved all the attention from Aunts, cousins and distant realtives... Ada loved being with Aubrey and Devin, asked where Grandpa was as soon as she woke up in the morning, and got to go swimming in the deep part of the lake with Aunt Nella. Jer got to do a 16 mile run on the lake side in the pretty morning light, and I loved not having to sit next to a computer just in case a customer called. My parents, sister and uncle all finished the inside bathroom and did an amazing job. And I got to find sea shells with The Three Musketeers and Sammy. Ada and Devin ran around shooting bad guys with the paper guns that uncle Son made them. And we roasted marshmallows with Liz, Rachels, and Miriams kids on sticks that were way too long for them... so they couldn't reach to blow out the small fires that they started. I got to meet Tifff's Tim and I'm really excited for her! I think that they fit together really well and I'm so glad that I get to see them married in the temple and hope that they find the house that they want soon.

Sophie was trying to finish her book, but it's hard to when your twins decide that they both want to take a 2 1/2 hour nap in your arms!

Ada and Aubrey kept putting their feet up together and pushing each other over... about the third time that we ended up with crying kids I asked them not to push on each others feet.

Sammy found and raided Grandma's Oreo Stash... he had about five before we decided that he was done.

Some of the kids digging and building sand castles.

I buried all the kids up to their waists... as soon as I was done with one of them another one had gotten out. Sophie helped me get them all buried for the 30 seconds that it took to take this picture.

Sammy's happy oreo face.

Look at the beautiful sky! The weather was just perfect... a little stormy at night... just enough to keep it from getting to hot... and the clouds were amazing!

Jer digging a hole for a "kiddy pool" for the little kids to play in the mud.

My cheeser!