Family Reunion at Bear Lake

Wednesday, June 29th--My sister, Amanda, and her family flew to Idaho for a short while. They flew in from Hawaii to visit Ben's grandma, who has poor health and not expected to live much longer. They weren't able to come down to the Salt Lake area so we met them up at Bear Lake for the day. My other sister, Alishia, and her family met us up there as well. We had hoped my BIL's family cabin was available but it was booked. We had also hoped to find a spot on the beach, we knew there were picnic areas. Unfortunately, there was quite a bit of flooding in the area, due to rapid snow melt. The beaches were all under water! Instead, we paid for a day-pass at the KOA. It was perfect, complete with a pool, play area and grassy spot for us to sit and visit for a while. I gave Amanda a list of things I wanted her to bring from Hawaii and she did not disappoint. A bunch of yummy macadamia treats to last us for quite some time!

As we were visiting, a storm blew in and created some massive wind with some rain. It made for not-so-great visiting but, luckily, it went by a short while later. Elise and Brady LOVED spending time with their cousin, Keven. He's a few years old than Elise but they all get along great. All the cousins were together for the first time in a couple of years. There's 5 altogether. We took pictures of these wacky kids for Nana and Papa.

We were only able to stay for a couple of hours before it was time to make the 2 1/2 hour drive back to Eagle Mountain. Luckily, we got all caught up with Amanda, Ben and Keven. One of these days we'll be able to save up enough money to afford a trip over to Hawaii to visit them. They seem to enjoy living there!