Bear Lake 2021

 We just got home from a week on at Bear Lake.  It was fantastic….awesome Sunshine and just a few hours of wind… some crazy wind one night...but mostly all good.    We had about 2 hours of overlap with all my kids there at the same time so we got our family tree pic then.  We all took up our tye-dye t shirts from our rainbow party for the pic.  I loved how it looked.  Tru and Laila were with wayne ad I at the beginning of the week-- then Laila went down on Wednesday night, so she could fly out to San Diego to see Markus for his July 18th birthday. 

Buzellis had a rough start...as they were coming up on Wednesday their truck broke down in Logan ..and it’s a 2010 dodge truck..that they don’t make this part to fix the truck any more, so the mechanic has to call around to junk yards to find this part...it could take weeks.  We let the Buzelli’s use our Pilot for the week to get to and from their condo at Bear Lake west to our Ideal Beach Condo.   Tru was with us at the beginning of the week then went back down to SLC for work.....and then on Friday night at midnight-- well really at 2 am on Sat-- he drove a Buzelli car up from Riverton so the Buzelli’s could get back home.   

Wayne was determined to have Air conditioning in our condo this year.  He bought 2 units..one for the main room and one for the back bedroom...after 42 years of Bear lake for him..he is tired of a hot condo.   It was huge labor of love but it worked out.   Wayne got in a good 51 miles around the lake bike ride...and a smaller 20 miler with me.  He loved driving the kids around on the boat and helping them drive the boat as well.

What are our TOP faves about this week?

Monson:  Being able to work on vacation, chocolate shakes, Happy family

Lexi:  Boatin, Games at night, raspberry Shakes,  Kids playing outside all day long.

Tayla:  Playing at the park, Playing with cousins and Rooney, Tubing behind Papa’s boat

Lady:  Playing with cousins, Going on the boat, Swimming with dad in the deep

Elsie:  boating, Playing in the sand, Playing at the park

Addison: Sitting on the beach all day every day, being around family, spoiling mom on her birthday, raspberry shakes, wave runners, swimming off the boat and tubing with Alf.  I loved how shallow the water was for 100 yards so it was way warmer than usual so Bre would come out to the water with me more. 

Poppy:  Loved playing in the water for hours and hours on end with Rooney and her cousins.

Alfie:  Mini golf, Liz and Al’s Mexian food night--he wanted that salad and pork every night. The Colympics with mini golf ticket as award.

Bre:   Loved how loved I felt with Wayne taking all the time to install AC in the condo.  Loved watching Pop and Alf so entertained by the sand and the waves all day.  Loved the huge water fight.  Loved sitting out on the island reading a magazine.  Loved Christmas in July Dinner by the Calls!  What a fun theme and ginger bread pancakes are so delicious.

Landon: Nibling time, all the sitting and chatting on the beach, game night, COLE days.

Alex:  Having a father-in-law that is willing to help us.  Being together as a family.  The new grocery story and coffee shop.

Andrew:  Dole whip, hole in 1 while golfing, water fight with Meema, Liz and Al

Sophia: All the fun activities, Poppa’s boat rides, cool rocks and seashells collected, Time with the family, COLE days.

Laila: wave runners, hanging out on the boat, Zips food

Tru: wave runners, game playing at night 

Just like everything in life Bear Lake time is 50/50.   Sun burns, lots of family opinions,  too much wind and long shake lines, and cars breaking down, and crying Elsie-baby when we are all trying to sleep, etc… but the positives always stick with us which make us want to do it again each year.  

Next year will be our 50th COLE year at the lake.