Sunday Update/The trip to Utah part two!

My mom had one request on the trip we all took to Bear Lake. She wanted a new picture of the five grandkids. So I tried. I tried reeealllly hard. This is my very best. Of course, my sister's children look just about perfect. Libby, hands daintily on her knees, Abby perfect little smile. My boys look like they are being punished. At least Brittany smiled. Trust me, this was actually a near miracle. Matthew was not in the mood and Joshua refuses to sit down for pictures. It always amazes me that black and white unifies a little group like this so well. Love black and white. Hope Mom likes it.
So our trip to Bear Lake was planned by these three brothers. My dad and his two brothers. I will probably be grounded for life when my dad finds out I posted this picture, but it is so CUTE! It just makes me smile to see these three together like that. This trip was a reunion of these three brothers' grown families and it was a blast!

This is the whole group, minus my good hubby who had to fly home to go back to work and hadn't rejoined us at this point. I love this picture. The last time anything like this was taken at least half of the adult cousins were still in diapers! Just look at us now!

There was of course lots of beach activity. This is Matthew with the great Uncle Nate, my sister's husband. He is always great but especially this trip when he absorbed my three kids into his fun Dad activities. He took them on innumerable wave runner rides.

And let's not forget it was Uncle Nate who found big shovels in the condo garage and taught the kids how to really make sand castles! Matthew loved digging rivers too.

Joshua just plan loved the sand. Digging it, splashing water in it and rolling it. Basically becoming Mr. Sandman! (Now where was that smile when I needed it for pictures?)

I cannot believe I am posting this picture but what the heck! There are so few to prove I was actually there! Brittany and I have a ball with Uncle Nate's sand castle building methods too!

And finally, The Super Grandma and grandkids! Again, my kids not their best picture. Joshua looks like he is saying his standard "eeeeew!" Oh well, Grandma looks good. And she really is the super Grandma.

She thought it would be fun to do an Easter egg hunt in June...and it was!

It was a great trip, loads of good memories! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

I just noticed I am almost to 400 posts! Gonna have to have a give-away next week I think!