Family filled Weekend

Last week we had a very family filled weekend. It started on Wednesday when my brother Krey, his wife and two kids flew in from California for my Grandmother's funeral. They got here in the afternoon but because we had a doctors appointment in Salt Lake that day, we didn't get to see them or meet their newest member, Traecen, until the viewing that evening. It was fun to get to see them but it would have been better under different circumstances. It was also nice to get to see some of my cousins who I don't get to very often, because they live so far away. Then Thursday was the funeral. It was a very nice service and my cousins, and brothers all did a great job with their talks, Grandma would have been proud. After going to the cemetery and having the dedicatory prayer we went back to the church and visited some more with family over lunch provided by my parent's ward. Then my family went back to my parent house and visited for a couple more hours before me and Jason headed home to pack for our trip to Bear Lake. We had originally planned on staying down in Utah after our doctor's appointment on Wednesday, but then we had the funeral so we came back for that. Bear Lake was a lot of fun. We got there at about 2:00 and just hung out at the beach 'till about 4:00 when we could check into the time share. That night we went to the pool, ate, played games, and just visited. The next day it was back to the beach again! I actually got most of the way in the water on Saturday as apposed to Friday when all I did was wade in. We spent most of the day either hanging out on the beach or in the water. Then we went back to the time share for dinner (it was Jason's sister, Mindy's birthday!). After dinner Jason and I got back in our car and headed home. Since my brother and his wife were here they decided to bless their baby on Sunday. We were going to just leave our dogs out at my parents house for the night and get them the next day at the blessing but as we were about home Jason said, "Do you think your parents are still up?" I said that they might be and why he was asking. He said "Because I want my dogs." So I called my mom and she was still up so we went out and picked them up before finally going home and to bed. The blessing was very beautiful, and afterwards we had a BBQ at my parents house. We didn't stay too long because we were both very tired from a long and emotional weekend. But it was good to see all of our family and we did have some fun!

The view of Bear Lake from the top of the hill.

Hanging out on the beach.

Jason's sister's Mindy and Ally.

Jason, his brother-in-laws (Billy and Colton), and dad (Dale) taking turns seeing who could stand the longest.

Jason's mom Brenda and sister Amanda.

Us on the beach.

Traecen's blessing.

Our nephew making sure he got every last drop!

Jason and our nephew's playing Mario Kart during the BBQ. (Jason was getting his butt kicked!)