Thursday, July 30, 2009

Stoddard Reunion at Bear Lake

My family is big enough that we started doing annual family reunions a few years ago, and it's becoming tradition to do it at Bear Lake each year. It's just the perfect place for the babies, toddlers, adults, and everyone in between. The beaches are so shallow for so long that the kids can play all over the place (with great water temps too), and we've had wave runners each year for the adults as well. It's just a blast!

This year we did a combined reunion with not only my brothers and sisters, but also my aunts and uncles from my Dad's side. We stayed in cabins about 15 minutes from the beach and were spoiled with wave runners and a boat while we were at the beach! Thank you so much, Grams, for helping make this year's reunion possible!!! We had a great time!

My Mom, Dad, & Grams.

My brother-in-law, Jeff, with a million kids in the hot tub!


Richard, showing off his stuff.

Me, 30 weeks pregnant.

Keira, eating with a bunch of her cousins.

Keira with cousins Jessie & Ella, playing on the beach.

Ella & Keira. They love playing together even though Ella is a year and a half older then Keira.

Keira & Kate, pausing for some lunch.

Garrett LOVED the beach! It was so nice to have two very entertained kids the whole time!


Father-Son bonding time.

Richard dug a hole....

... and Garrett willingly climbed in...

... so Richard burried him.

Garrett with his cousin, Porter, playing in a mud hole.

He kept bending over and sticking his head in the sand. It was hilarious to watch, and he ended up with mud plastered over his hair as it dried.

3 comments:

Becky said...

VERY FUN! Looks like a fun time. Betsy - you've totally popped out. It's only been three weeks since I've seen you and I swear your tummy is twice as big. I love that summer dress.
...what a cute family!

Julie said...

Looks so fun! So glad you got a fun vacation before another baby :) Your kids are so cute playing in the water!

Loraine said...

These are great pictures! You'll look back in years to come and remember such a fun time and such CUTE kids. Kids and water - - they sure go together.