The best part of the summer

For me one of the things that I look forward to the most is getting to spend some time with my family at Bear Lake. It's a chance to catch up and spend some good time together while having a lot of fun.

Aaron loves helping put up the tents.
"Here is the stick Papa!"I think all little boys love putting together tents. There is no shortage of help.

Aaron had fun with the Teatherball.The four older cousins just hanging out. This is such a wonderful time for the to get to spend time together and become better friends.Uncle Andrew with the four older boys. He took this same picture for his cell phone wall paper. I think he just wanted the picture so he could show off he cute nephews to all the girs!Mom with the two babies. We always have kids in sets. Though we don't plan it. But it is nice because they always have someone to play with.Stephen and Joseph build the yearly sandcastle.My parnets brought their Kayaks down with them this year. The boys had so much fun riding in them. Here is Stephen paddeling with Aaron.In the mornings we would put up the shade canopy and play with the sand in the beach volley ball court.One of the fun thigs we did was to collect minnows. The boys loved watching them swim in the pails. Uncle Andrew and Grandma were the best minnow catchers!One morning we saw a wild cottontail bunny hopping around on the neighbors property. The boys loved watching it run around.Playing with the boats on the lake. Joseph and Gage are the best of friends.Joseph wasn't scared of the water this year. It was a lot more fun for him because he jumped right in and played.

We always go and see Great Grandma Carol when we are there. Here is the family shot.

We tried our luck at flying a kite. There wasn't enough wind. The only time we got it up was when Uncle Andrew used his leg power.

And of course no trip to Bear lake is complete without a water fight or two or four.

I love this shot of the boys. We actually took it the first night we were there but I thought it was a nice way to end the post. I can't wait to go back this summer.