Utah. Week 2.

This week was a busy week for us.  My family AND Jeff's family conveniently planned family reunions/vacations in Bear Lake the very same week which ended up working out quite nicely.  My family spent the first half of the week up there and Jeff's family came up the second half of the week.  So we were able to go to both.  We had such a great time.  Good thing we love Bear Lake.

This is the cabin we stayed in with my family.  It was SO NICE and SO BIG!  Not what I was expecting for a typical cabin, looks and felt more like a summer home to me.

 Pretty view of the lake.

Mi Familia

(minus Carson who was exhausted and had fallen asleep on the floor)

The Sisters

Carson would beg to hold Trey and then push him off within seconds.  He decided he liked it better having him sit right next to him.  I guess Trey was too heavy. :)

And this here... is our little swim monkey.  Although he's not really much of a swim monkey.  He liked this floaty for a little while and then decided he hated to be splashed by other swimmers... so that quickly put an end to that.  But he still makes for one cute little swimmer.

Floatin with Aunt Ash... he looks pretty comfy if you ask me.

These two little monkeys definitely loved the pool.

And the beach....

We spent much of our time playing games, eating lots of yummy food, playing at the beach and the pool, and just relaxing.  It was such a fun vacation.  Thanks mom and dad.  

And we ended our stay with some good ol' Bear Lake Pizza.  So yummy... as you can see. :)

Wegener Family Reunion:

Jeff's parents own a condo up in Bear Lake, so his family spends much of their summer taking turns staying in the condo.  It's not been till recently that they've started having family reunions up there.  So far it has worked out great and everyone seems to have a blast.  This year we filled up three entire condos.  It worked out that Tony and Kathie traded weeks with some neighboring condos, so we could all comfortably fit and have a place to sleep.  That is a task in and of itself.
Something unique about Jeff and his family is that neither of his parents have any siblings... which means, Jeff and his siblings don't have any cousins.  That was just crazy to me when I first found that out, but I've since decided that they don't need any cousins!  They've got a big enough family to make up for it!!

See for yourself....

 This was just a fun one we did down on the beach... the sun was obviously a bit of a detriment to the picture but I still think it turned out cute.

 This was the first year EVERYONE was able to come to the reunion.  It was great having everyone there together.  Kathie hired someone to come up and take family pictures.  I think they turned out great.

Aww... Cousins!  The next generation...

Jeff's family.  All 9 of them.

Besides lots of picture taking....  We spent most of our time playing outside.  Jeff especially had a good time, he couldn't hide his excitement!

I suppose the girls couldn't either...

 

Our days were filled with LOTS of games... you name it, we probably played it.  One of our favorites ended up being the game Werewolf, which if you've played it is much like the game mafia.  So fun with a big group!

We spent lots of time at the beach and pool...

Have you ever seen a life sized Jenga? Me neither!

We ate LOTS of delicious food!

... and had THE much anticipated water balloon launching...

If you look closely, you'll see Jeff's brother Dan getting nailed with a waterballoon.  Those things got some distance!  At one point Jeff's neice got hit with two balloons at once.  Made for some pretty good bruises.

... and yes, everyone walked away with a welt... or two... or three...  except those of us who chose to sit back and watch, and of course take pictures...

 Trey's floaty ended up being quite useful.  In fact, he may have enjoyed it a little more lounging on the grass than he did in the pool.  Little stinker.

He also spent time with his cousins.  Carlos (2 months), Lydia (6 months), Trey (3 months)

And he particularly enjoyed his "Uncle Rich"... somehow he could always make him smile.

But he mostly loved hangin out with his mommy.  That's what he told me anyway.
  He looks like a little ranger. :)

Ever wonder what Trey would look like as a girl???  Well here you have it....

Whew! Well that concludes week 2.  That was way too many pictures I know... but when you have over 200 to choose from, it gets hard!  We sure had a good time and are looking forward to many more fun times in Bear Lake....