Happy Birthday Jace & Bear Lake Family Reunion...Its LONG...

OKAY...here we go...IN July we took a trip to Bear Lake in Idaho for a family reunion. We took a detour to Rexburg to see my sister and her little family for Jace's 1st Birthday.

We began the trip with Daylight donuts and various dollar store toys to entertain the kids, thanks to Grandma Patty who kept pulling new things out to keep them happy.Corbyn enjoying the ride so far...(first 15 mins of the trip)

My cousin Rachel was the stowaway and we were so happy to have her in our car. ONE she entertained the kids (which is the biggest one) and TWO she had fun & hip music on her Iphone to save us from listening to daddy's the whole way!!

This is when we got to the pretty parts of Wyoming...We drove through mountains and Jackson Hole near Yellowstone National Park...It really was beautiful!

Finally we made it and had Jace's birthday party the next afternoon. The cake was sooo yummy. We couldn't stop eating it all weekend...

This is Jace enjoying his birthday cake. He is so very cute and loved the icing, don't we all...

We had a cook-out in their backyard for his birthday with Great-grandma Kennedy & Rachel who drove up from Texas and Oklahoma as well, my mom and dad, my brother Matt who is at BYU Provo and Chad's brother Brett and his wife, Alyssa.

The weather was Fabulous...Even if it was hot, you didn't sweat!! Its great!! Of course, I
dont sweat normally anyway, so it wasnt that big of a deal to meeee, but you know :)

This is Rachel, Corby and Great-Gma Kennedy posing for a shot...

This girl could swing all day. She loves to swing...now if only she could pump herself !

Brett, Alyssa & Chad...the hamburgers were soo good...

My brother, Matt!!! He's Fantastic, really!

My dad and sister! we had a good weekend...I wished it was longer

Grandma and Jace

Too much fun...no strength to walk...

Jace was trilled to open presents.

After the party we then left to drive to Bear Lake.

Back in the car...We one side of th family to join the other side...It was a 3 hour drive from Rexburg to Bear lake so not too bad and the kids slept almost the whole way.

This is the cabin we stayed in. It was great!

The cabin had a tree house that was of course a big hit with the kids. When we were not at the beach they were up there playing house & "cleaning." I walked onto the 4th step & felt dizzy so I never did see inside the tree house but it seemed just fabulous!

This is the view of the beach- Isnt it FAN-tastic! The water was more blue then I imagined.
I loved the water!

Another view of the water! Cannot get enough of it!

Elayna starting a sand castle.

We spent two days on the beach and the kids had a blast. We never saw a fish and the water was shallow for about 100 yards so no worries for the moms. The kids had free reign and had a blast.

Corbyn, the little ham! decided he would hang out with the ladies and sunbath!
haha He knows where the fun's at...

Corbyn was in his element for sure. If he can get dirty or wet or dirty and wet he is a happy boy.

Elayna and cousin Colton playin in the water

The first day, we finally got the girls to ride the tube. We went super slow but they had a great time.

Layna & I sportin' the shades

My good-lookin boys!

The second day, we got more daring...Chad skiied...It was the first time in 7 years & he did really well...He wiped out good too! but we didnt get that photo!


My niece, Nikki got me to try standing on the tube. It was fun and the leg work-out was much needed! She & I had so much fun trying to do tricks.

We finally got a family shot. We could stay on the boat all day. We loved it!
On the second day Elayna got the courage to ride the tube fast. I couldnt tell if she liked it or not but when we were finished she was like, WOW I rode the tube, fast, huh. She was pretty thrilled.

The night time view. Awesome!

Last night at Bear lake...so sad

The whole Caldwell group, minus one family who couldnt make it...Great family!

So sad to say goodbye! Cannot wait for the next family reunion.