We love the 4th of July. This year we spent the entire weekend camping at Bear Lake. We found a fabulous campground that had coin-operated showers,flush toilets, picnic tables, firepits, and GRASS and it didn't cost a fortune! I'd recommend the Bear Lake North RV Park and Campground to anyone. Check them out here.
We arrived Thursday evening. Mom and Dad had arrived about 30 minutes before us. Spencer quickly put up our new tent, Dad set up Callie's, and then the adults put up a shelter to go over our picnic tables. By the time we finished, it was dark and we went to bed.
Friday was spent at the beach. The weather was beautiful and we all had a blast. We had so much fun that I forgot to take any pictures. Spencer's parents, Dave & Tisa, came up for the afternoon. The boys loved playing in the water and on the sand. They all got nice suntans, Spence, Callie, and I got sunburns! Gavin kept calling the sunscreen "sun-scream" and he'd say, "Mom, I need some more sunscream." If only I'd applied it to myself as often as I applied it to the boys. 
When we finished at the beach and went back to camp, Emily and Jeff arrived. Soon after dinner and a short visit, the rain started coming down. We hurried to our tents and stayed mostly dry through the night. Here is our campsite, all set up. The Harding Hotel is on the right(you can just see the edge of it (it's green)), then Callie's (blue), our's (tan and blue) and our parents (under a pretty blue tarp). The whitish gray thing on the far left is the shelter we ate under. 
Saturday, the 4th, we went back to the beach. It was an overcast day. Emily started off by flying a kite. After she got it up in the air she said, "Is that all there is to flying a kite? Why do we think it's so fun?"
Eventually it warmed up enough to play in the water again. I was a little more careful and wore Cam's Hawaii hat so I wouldn't get super burned. It helped. 
As we were getting ready to head back to camp, Uncle Mike and Aunt Sylvia showed up. Isn't Aunt Sylvia festive? 
We went back to our campsite and made a flag out of cupcakes:
We roasted hotdogs, cooked hamburgers, and had a mini devotional and fireworks presentation given by mom. 
Oh yes, Uncle Jeff taught the boys how to make ninja masks out of their t-shirts, too.
Then we loaded up and drove into Montpelier, looking for fireworks. Let's just say we missed the Melaleuca Fireworks in Idaho Falls. And it was super chilly. Thanks to Emily and Jeff's 72-hour kits, we each had a blanket.
We broke camp Sunday morning and returned home. I am already looking forward to our next camping trip. When or where that will be is still a mystery. Anyone wanna go camping?
Spencer wore many hats this camptrip. He was dubbed the "chef", the "maintenance crew", and the "chauffer." It was appreciated by all.
3 months ago
7 comments:
Very good description of a fun weekend! There's one picture in there I hate, but at least there isn't one of me at the fireworks! Thanks!!
Yep in was a fun, fun way to spend the 4th of July! Thanks for being such a good cook, Spencer.
I meant to say "it was" not "in was." So sorry.
I'm SHOCKED! I can't believe the TEWS went camping and LIKED it! :-) I remember when we were all kids, you girls would say, "What? Camping? You go ahead..." And Bear Lake is the best. The sun can sure be brutal on that lake though! I can't wait for our family's trip in August. Maybe we'll have to go together sometime...and play on the boats! :-) I'm glad you guys had a great time.
What a fun weekend! I sure there were lots of laughs :). I meant to tell you that I used your tips on how to cut a watermelon and loved it! It was super easy~thanks for the tips!
Too bad neither of us got a picture of our hotel. Although it was fun, I'm really hoping that's the last camping trip I have to go on. :) Thanks to Spencer for all his work.
Awesome fun, Natalie! Did you need a reservation for that campground or is it first come first serve? I need a new place to camp. We love Island Park but a change of scenery is sometimes nice!
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