Hike to Bloomington Lake...

The other day I took the girls on a fun to hike to Bloomington Lake - a small mountain lake. It really wasn't much of a hike but the scenery was SPECTACULAR! At the start of the hike we all needed to make a potty stop, so with 4 girls waiting in line I decided to go into the unoccupied Men's restroom. When I emerged I realized that two men had showed up and were waiting to use the restroom. Either out of embarrassment or quick thinking Miss M looked at me smiling, winked and quickly said, "Hi Dad are you ready to go on our hike?"

On the trail to Bloomington Lake.


At the Lake.



Swimming in the Lake. I use the term "swimming" very loosely - it was cold!




AB's new favorite wild flower - Indian Paintbrush.


Later that evening making STICK TARTS - wrap a dough biscuit from a can around a large wooden dowel, then cook it over a fire or hot coals. When it is cooked to a lovely golden brown fill the hole with pie filling and top with whipped cream. TRY IT!

Raspberry Days

We have heard so much about Raspberry days in the Bear Lake Valley that we just thought we had better go and experience the entire affair. I think we did everything except enjoy a fresh raspberry shake. I told the kids that it was OK because my raspberries already have enough shake. Check out the pictures.....

Waiting for candy at the parade



Some cool tye dye shirts that we made the day before. GROOVY!


Fun in the water despite the fact that the boat got stuck on the trailer in the mud.



Happy Birthday - now how many is this???? In the words of the lovely, Marjorie Hinckley, "Who wants to know?"



My cousin is going to make and sell SKIM BOARDS at Bear Lake so AB just had to try it out. They are really fun.

The Biggest Little City in the World

We took a fun trip to RENO (The Biggest Little City in the World) Tom and his good friend Mark Talbot have always said that they would someday see Steeley Dan in Concert. Well, today was that day! I am always up for a road trip - especially if it is with some fun friends. Everyone warned me that the drive from Salt Lake to Reno was the ugliest stretch of road on the planet perhaps even the solar system. But, I kind of liked it. Where else can you see salt flats for miles and miles and a BM on the mountain.