Showing posts with label Family Reunion. Show all posts
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Bear Lake Family Reunion



Sawyer, Kaleb, Chandler, Karmindy and Savannah on the tube!

This past weekend, we got together with Mark's Uncle Gordon, Aunt Wanda and Cousins Dave & Roxanne and their kids and Christine and Casey and their kids. We have been planning on this get together  at Bear Lake for over a year now.  We have been so excited to go and it has been Years Since Mark has been able to go and spend time with his Dads side of the family for this particular reunion. It was so fun!!!
 Each family rents out condos by Bear Lake and gets together to enjoy a few days of family fun and water activities at the Lake. Mark's Uncle Gordon was so gracious and invited us to share a condo with his family this year and we excitedly excepted! We had such a great time spending time with everyone. 
We left Riverton on Friday night and Joined up with Dave and Roxanne for dinner in Ogden before heading up to the Condo that night. On Saturday we enjoyed going out on the boat and tubing and skiing with the kids. Kaleb and Karmindy really enjoyed themselves and were so brave and went tubing. Karmindy earned the nickname the "Blonde Bomber" from Uncle Gordon because of her feisty-ness and willingness to try anything. With Kaleb, it took a little more coaxing to get him in the water. Both the kids did great though and enjoyed the Lake. Mark took the kids on the Hydro Slide and they both did awesome.
Mark and I both enjoyed Skiing and Mark even got to barefoot. I have never seen Mark barefoot ski before and he did awesome!! I was truly impressed.
After playing at the Lake we joined up with Family for a fun Bar-B-que that night. It was fun to see Mark's Uncles and Aunts and Cousins. 
On Sunday, we took it easy and played on the Resorts playground, went swimming and played at the beach. That afternoon for dinner we got together with all of the Vanderlindens and had a BarBque. Later that night, Mark took Kaleb mini golfing while I stayed back a the condo with Karmindy. Karmindy was so tired and fell asleep and slept for hours. On Monday, we got up bright and early and cleaned up the Condo and headed out to do a little bit more skiing and tubing before eating lunch and then heading home. On the way home we stopped for Raspberry shakes. They were delish. We had such a great time and it was so nice for the kids and us to get together with extended family and cousins and spend time with them. We had such a blast and are looking forward to next year!
 Savannah and Karmindy. Karmindy loved hanging out with Cousin Savannah and was her shadow all weekend.
 The kids had a blast spending time at the resorts park. It was a beautiful set up that was located right by the lake. Kaleb and Karmindy loved spinning on this old school merry go round.
 Kaleb enjoying the Jacuzzi.

 My kids playing at the beach

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