Our First Family Vacation to Bear Lake
7.20.2017
I admit, we took this vacation nearly a year and a half ago and I am just now getting to editing the pictures and posting about it. I'm also back-posting it because this is my blog and I can do what I want with it. Really, when I print another volume of this blog, I want these memories to show up in chronological order. And what sweet memories this family vacation encases! Going through these photos so many months later just might make the memories even sweeter. The kids have grown so much since then!
Our trip to Bear Lake was our very first vacation taken as just our little immediate family. Levi talked about it for months afterwards. In fact, he still mentions memories about it from time to time. It was so much fun. Everything we did was centered around the boys and what we thought they might enjoy. We need to go back and do it all over again.
We loaded into the truck the morning of Thursday July 13th to drive just a few hours east and south to the Idaho/Utah border. Our first stop was at the historical pioneer tabernacle in Paris, Idaho. Sorry, no pictures. We got to tour the building and admire the hundred plus year old workmanship. So incredibly cool.
Next, we spent the rest of the afternoon swimming at North Beach on Bear Lake. The water level was at a record high. So much for a mile of sandy beach to play on! It was under water. But the water level still remained shallow for meters and meters; perfect for our two little almost swimmers to practice in. The boys played in the rocks and whatever sand they could find. We had ourselves a really relaxing afternoon splashing in the water and burning energy! It was a beautiful day.
Our trip to Bear Lake was our very first vacation taken as just our little immediate family. Levi talked about it for months afterwards. In fact, he still mentions memories about it from time to time. It was so much fun. Everything we did was centered around the boys and what we thought they might enjoy. We need to go back and do it all over again.
We loaded into the truck the morning of Thursday July 13th to drive just a few hours east and south to the Idaho/Utah border. Our first stop was at the historical pioneer tabernacle in Paris, Idaho. Sorry, no pictures. We got to tour the building and admire the hundred plus year old workmanship. So incredibly cool.
Next, we spent the rest of the afternoon swimming at North Beach on Bear Lake. The water level was at a record high. So much for a mile of sandy beach to play on! It was under water. But the water level still remained shallow for meters and meters; perfect for our two little almost swimmers to practice in. The boys played in the rocks and whatever sand they could find. We had ourselves a really relaxing afternoon splashing in the water and burning energy! It was a beautiful day.