Bear Lake and Beyond

Last July was our last time being at the condo in Bear Lake because Grandma Arnell sold it.   We didn't let that stop us from going this year though.  We rented a really big, nice cabin so that we could all fit and loved it so much.  It was so nice being able to have enough room for everyone to come.  Natalie drove over from Colorado with her three kids and Nick, Katie and Braxton were there too.  We had such a great time!



















 On our way home from Bear Lake we stopped in Logan and saw our old town home that we lived in for 2 years.  It brought back a lot of memories! Mike flew back home for work that night and McKell flew up to Spokane and was reunited with Annie and Olivia (her best friends from Georgia).  Emma came home with me and Jackson and Sydney in the car and spent a week here in AZ.  We had a great time with her. 

 





Then Jackson was off to football camp for a week in Show Low AZ.  He really struggled the first couple of days and threw up every single day he was there.  But by day 5 he was really proud of himself and even told me he's glad he went.  He said that he learned how to be tough this week.  Luckily his uncle Matt was there to help him through it all!!
McKell came home for two days and then was off again to Nicaragua to do humanitarian service with her three friends from here in AZ.  She is still there and is loving the service part a lot.  The cold, dirty showers and unbearable humidity at night have been rough on her.  But I'm sure she is learning a lot about herself.  Being in a foreign country always makes you a little homesick.


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  1. KatieJuly 19, 2016 at 3:01 PM

    I love all those Bear Lake pictures!! How can I get copies?! Can you email me some?

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