Bear Lake 2009

When I was younger, Grammer would take all the cousins to Bear Lake every July. Usually it was over the 4th or 24th. We would stay for a week, and LOVE every minute of it. Well, when I was 10, we stopped going!

Grammer's birthday is September 7th, and the last few years of her life we would all get together as kind of a birthday party/family reunion for her. She loved it because we would all be together... her kids, grandkids, and great grandkids. She loved kids and watching them have fun. We went to Cherry Hill water park a few times, and one year we went back to Bear Lake... it was awesome!!

Now that she is gone, we still party for her special day, and know that she would be tickled pink that we were all together in a place that made so many special memories for us...

So, I give you SOME of Bear Lake 2009 pictures!


The beach... such memories here as a kid! I have a picure of me with my mom when I was just tiny on one of those swings!! What a beautiful view too!!!

Julles, Katie and Beene warming up in the hot tub after playing at the lake and swimming in the freezing pool.

Julles testing out the water... our kids had never been here... WE LIVE 45 minutes away!

Julles and Jason hanging out on the beach together... he had just written "Julles is beautiful" and "Jason is a stud" in the sand!!

Beene taking her first run into the lake... she loved it, even if it was a little cold!

Jason and Beene looking for shells... this has to be my FAVORITE picture of all 400 that were taken!! What a great big brother he is! (and I think that they bring in truck loads of shells every year... I swear there were just as many this year as in 1989... maybe more)

Cute Sisters... Best Friends... having a great experience together!!!

The girls and thier cousin Jack... they could play with him for HOURS!!!

Playing in the sand with cousins... Could it get any better?!

Joseph, April and Laurie hangin out in the condo!! Everyone loved that they were there with us! Great time for Laurie to meet my family... all 24 of us!!!

Jonathan and Jaxson doing what they love to do most... napping TOGETHER!! Those two are peas in a pod!

Joseph and his baby girl!!! He is such a great daddy! He loves that little girl more than life itself! (How could you not though... look at her!)

The Johnson Family... first family picture since the year after we got married... WOW!!!

My wonderful Mom and Dad!!! Thanks for a great time you two!! Thanks for keeping the memories going! We love you more than you'll ever know!!!

Me and my family... my, my we've come a long way!! Couldn't have been born to a better bunch of people!

The whole Morrow Gang, and our cousin Jana and her two kids! What a great bunch... we are getting HUGE in size though...

We can't wait to go back next year and the year after that and on and on!!! Thanks family for a great weekend. Grammer, your memories will live on, and keep growing!