Bear Lake!

We went to Bear Lake with my family this past weekend, it was a blast! This is the sandcastle we all built, it was pretty amazing...

I guess it was more of a city than a sandcastle...

This was the stadium that the boys built

Very impressive!

Then the kids got to destroy what took us HOURS to build..Sesaly was walking very carefully though...

Hadley loved her little building she got to sit on. She was actually riding it at one point like it was her little horse at home!

Stuart is laying in the "stadium", it did eventually all get destroyed, the kids finally understood that they could!

The canoe had to come... and it sank even more this year. I didn't get any pictures, but Morty was in there for a while. He acted so put out every time it would sink!

I know it looks like they are swimming, but that water is super shallow. I'm pretty sure Sesaly's bum is sitting on the bottom....

I had to take a picture of myself to prove I was there. Unfortunately, I am unable to get any action shots of myself! :)

Blake and Leif just relaxing!

Lauryn, looking AMAZING after just having a baby a few weeks ago!

This is baby Leif. He is so darn cute, and what a good baby! (either that, or Lauryn is an amazing mom who just keeps him VERY happy!)

For those of you who don't know, this is my real Dad. He was up for an 80th b-day party for an uncle, so he came to bear lake with us! It was great having him!

And Paul... the best we can come up with is that he was roping the "Bear Lake Monster".

There were helicopters that kept flying overhead - and everytime we heard one Jaq would yell "PLANE"! It was pretty cute!

Whitney looking HOT! Maybe she just washed up from a swim!?!

Hadley is quite the bathing-beauty. She also was single-handedly trying to consume all of the sand. It was very noble of her.

I'm not 100% sure Jaq and Sesaly understand how the tubes work. This is what they did with them the whole time!

Dang, I hate posting in the wrong order. These pictures were supposed to be below the next post. These are just a few more people who were at Sophie's birthday party!

Isn't she cute?

Obviously Jaq's present to Sophie was a look at his belly-button!

Annaka is so tall these days... she is like a giant! he he he!!!

Sophie's Birthday!

Sophie had a birthday a few weeks back and we had a little surprise party for her! She is 5!!! She was so cute opening all of her presents.

Whitney, of course, had to wear the birthday crown... she hates it when anyone else has special attention (lol).

I'm not sure what Emily is doing here... but she looks guilty. Why did she insist on opening the presents?

Howie is always ready for the camera! What a beauty!!!