Bear Lake Chronicles - Fireworks and Misc Fun!

One of the things that made this years trip to Bear Lake special is that Larry's parents were able to come up. This year also marks their 50th wedding anniversary. To celebrate they had a campfire on the 3rd and instead of telling ghost stories they talked about their childhoods and their lives together. On the 4th we had a special family meeting and Larry's sister put together a game to help the grandkids learn more about Nonie and Papa Sir. It was like the Newly Wed Game and it was so cute. She did such a good job. I even learned a thing or two! We took some family pictures, but our camera still had water in it and so far I haven't recieved any pictures from anyone else - hint - hint! Larry's parents are a very special couple and love each other so much. You can see the love that they have for each other in everything they do and say. It is very inspiring to me.

Later on in the day we went to Evanston, Wy to watch fireworks. The cool thing about watching fireworks there is that they are legal. So, while the city puts on their big fireworks show, down below in town everyone else is shooting them off as well. And they are doing ones that are just as big as the city's. You are literally surrounded by fireworks. So cool.

Here we are setting up to watch the fireworks. I a managed to get a quick picture of Larry and his mom before......

Nancy decided to jump right on in.
I think our 4th of July picture from last year was taken in this exact spot.
The girls getting ready for the big show and enjoying some snacks.
You can't celebrate the 4th without some sparklers!

Now the firey things were a little scary to me but the kids really loved them and no one got hurt.
Daniel is always the life of the party. There is something about that kid that just cracks me up!

The rest of the pictures are just some fun things that we did during the week.

The kids spent a lot of time on the swing. Here they are with Aunt Colleen and cousin Anna.
We don't have trees mature enough to climb at home so they love to climb the who knows how old trees in Aunt Colleen's yard.

Bella and cousin Ashely just having fun together.

We ate a lot of shakes while we were there. One night there were so many of us that I think we got close to ordering every shake that they make. We decided that they are all yummy! So many good memories were made on this trip. I hope that our kids will look back, years from now, and remember spending that time with their extended family and it will make them smile.