Bear Lake 2009

Our love of Bear Lake began long ago when

our daughter Lindsay was just a toddler. We

stayed with Bob’s parents, brothers and their

wives and children at “Sweetwater” in Garden

City, Utah.

One year Charlie rented a boat for the afternoon

and we had a marvelous time. We also enjoyed the

pool, playground and beach with the raft that Rob

received for his birthday.

The adults usually went to Pickleville Playhouse

on Saturday night to enjoy the Melodrama and

Sing-a-long. We even visited Minetonka Cave

during one summer.

Since then, we have rented condos and cabins

based on our family size. We invited fiancé

Iosh in 2000 and Dez the next year to stay with

us so we could get to know them better. Brad

proposed on the beach to Heather while we rented

a cabin over Memorial Day weekend two years ago.

So many pleasant experiences and wonderful

memories have been made there. We have had

all kinds of weather: sunny, overcast, rain and

snow but always manage to have a good time

in spite of the unpredictable climate.

We attend church and have family home evening

together on Sunday. l always make homemade

ice cream for the treat that night.

We take ATVs, motorcycles and buggies to ride

on the beach and around the cabins. And to have

fun on the water, we bring our boat, water wienie,

tube and raft. One year we rented a jet ski.

We play board games, card games and video

games such as guitar hero and Wii tennis. We

also play ping pong, pool, hockey, tetherball

and volleyball.

We have launched rockets and flown kites, radio

controlled airplanes and helicopters.

We have different craft activities for the children

by day and sit under the stars around a campfire

by night. This year we used Coleton’s telescope

to view the Moon and Venus.

We always manage to have terrific food and loads

of fun. Thank you family for another great year!

This year’s vacation was spent without Iosh, who

has joined the Army and is in Fort Benning, Georgia.

We all missed you!