Coach and Deb: Bear Lake Family Reunion 2008

We had our annual Bear Lake Family Reunion again this year. It came a little later than usual, but was still a lot of fun. We got up to the Cabin Sunday evening and got settled in. Mom and Dad got the master bedroom as usual, and the rest of the family spread out into different rooms. Jeff and Brooke ended up sleeping way up high in the loft. The small kids thought it was their own special playroom. We had a good dinner and visited and played some fun games. We finally got the kids into bed, Nate found the X-box, and we played with it and visited until late. The next morning, we loaded up the boat and all the family and drove up to the North Beach. When we got there, it was closed and we could not launch the boat. We decided to stay and play on the beach, but it was so cold and windy, we only lasted about a half hour. During that time, we had a fun game of Dirty Diaper Tag where we tried to hit each other with a rolled up diaper. Jeff and Amy had a game of chase and wrestle in the cold sand. We then decided to go to the Garden City Beach and see what it was like. It was beautiful and warm. We launched the boat and spent most of the day on the water and at the beach. Ali prepared lunch, we played in the water, wake boarded, and Mom did the annual sand dig for the family. She burried toys and candy in the sand over a 100 foot area and everyone had a good time digging for treasure. One of the hits on the beach this year was a teather ball game which everyone played and had fun with. I'm not sure who the champions were. Mike, Ali and their family left late Monday night. We were sad to see them go, but still had fun without them. Tuesday we went to the beach in the morning and had fun until a big rain storm hit us. We all crammed into our Mazda Tribute and went back to the cabin. The girls decided to go on a shopping trip and the guys stayed at the cabing and played. We later watched a movie and decided to go back to the beach. We capped off the day with a great meal at the Bear's Den Stakehouse. We got kids in bed and played games the rest of the night. Wednesday, we slept in, had a good lunch and went to the beach for awhile. It was really cold that day, so we did not stay long. In the afternoon, Mom, Dad, Brooke, and Jeff loaded up, help clean the cabin and left for home. Amy, Nate, and their family stayed the night and left the next day. The twins were great little campers and did not fuss at all even in the cold times at the beach. We had a great time and look forward to next year. Hopefully we can plan it when Angie and Kevin's families can come also. Hear is the cabin