Bear Lake 2018

For our family vacation this year, we went to the KOA at Bear Lake and rented 4 of these cute little cabins that were right next to each other.  I made the arrangements, and told them how many people we had.  I THOUGHT we were getting cabins with a large bed and 2 sets of bunk beds.  It turned out there was only a large bed and 1 set of bunk beds, and every cabin was booked, so we couldn't switch.  The kids were great and we just pretended we were pioneers and  made the best of it.

Some of the kids and dads slept outside under the stars.

Krista's family was on vacation in California, so they didn't come until the 2nd day.  The rest of us headed off to explore the KOA and see what fun activities we could do.

They had an awesome jump pad! 

Some great slides

and a fun sand volley ball area.

The first night we cooked foil dinners and roasted marshmallows.

 Friday morning, Jordan and Josh went out for a bike ride and decided we should go to the south end of the lake to a nice beach they found on their ride.

Some of the kids rented a jet ski and spent the day giving rides on it.

Everyone brought things to float on.

Krista's family met us at the beach shortly after we arrived.

 Josh's family bought a kayak and brought it along 

We brought our own shade, which was good because there wasn't much there.

The little boys LOVED playing in the sand.

Back at the KOA they had some fun craft projects.  Some of them made these cool fish 

and others made flower crowns.

We enjoyed the train ride

and had fun playing miniature golf

and playing in the game room.

The next day it was back at the beach for more fun in the water and sand.

Logan helped us cook hotdogs for lunch.  They were yummy!

After the beach there was a bubble activity that the kids really enjoyed.

They also had a game where you had to try to get as many little plastic animals as you could with just one foot in just one minute.

That night we went out to dinner and ended the evening with delicious raspberry shakes.  On Saturday and Sunday mornings, the KOA makes a pancake breakfast.  It was great not to have to worry about making breakfast on those mornings.

Before we knew it, it was time to pack up and head home.  Our friends, Scott and Sharon Heiner live right in Garden City, so Mike and I went to their ward on our way home.  It was fun to see them.  

We are just so blessed that these kids are such great friends!  We all have so much fun together!

The Bigs

The Middles

The Littles

and the Boys!