Part of the fun at Bear Lake is sometimes doing nothing at all---like relaxing in the condos.
Lawn games are also fun with so much room to run and play.
We tried to play games that everyone from age 3 and up could play. We did better at some than others.
And of course the favorite is watching movies. This year the favorite movie was the "Pacifier." Emily loved it and watched it over and over. It really isn't that good, but seemed to always be playing.
This year we all went and enjoyed "Annie Get your Gun" at the Pickleville Playhouse near Ideal Beach. 
The kids were excited that they had front row seats. The play was cute and was really well done for such a tiny theater. 
Emily, Anna, and Thomas jumped on stage as soon as the play was over and performed their own version of the dancing and singing.
While at Bear Lake we all hike the Timberline Trail in Logan Canyon. It is an easy 1.5 mile hike that is perfect for kids. Even Emily could do the entire hike without help.
We weren't the speediest hikers, but we made it.
Megan & Chenelle coming down the home stretch.
All of the Rich cousins excited the hike is done and even more excited for the raspberry shakes after in Garden City. 
The entire Rich family converged on Bear Lake the second week of July for their annual reunion. We always stay in condos at Ideal Beach and then enjoy the lake, the pool, and the big grassy areas. Emily and Tyler spent a lot of time digging in the sand---so much time the first day we got there that Emily ended up with sunburns on her legs that blistered. I felt horrible. Wendell and I each thought the other had put sunscreen on her. We did manage to get Tyler and Megan coated though.
Grandpa Rich rented jetskis and had a giant water trampoline for the kids to play on. Wendell spent a lot of time on the jetski since someone over the age of 18 had to always be on it. Tyler and Megan loved the jetski, but Emily would have nothing to do with it.
Emily loves playing with her cousins on the beach. The water was a little chilly for her liking and she rarely ventured past her pools she dug.
Than flags in our front yard and red, white, and blue outfits on the Fourth of July. After the parade the clouds looked a little ominous so we headed to the movie. Wendell, Tyler, Emily, and Grandpa Tom went and saw Earth (or World as Emily calls it) and Megan and I saw went to another theater. I think Wendell suggested the movie knowing it would be dark and cool---perfect nap conditions. Tyler and I were the only diehards who saw the ending of our movies.
Nothing is more American than a bar-b-que and sparklers on the 4th. In the evening we headed to Pleasant View for yummy food and our own fireworks spectacular.
We lit boxes and boxes of sparklers. I loved how far away from his body Tyler held his sparklers. 
Emily liked to stay pretty much in one spot while her sparklers burned. After the sparklers we watched a few of the fountains and then ended the night watching the "real" fireworks of Pleasant View. We all had a great day and night!
Than a parade on the Fourth of July. Emily's dance studio entered a float in the Riverdale parade on the morning of the 4th. It's a great parade---not too long and good seats can be found easily.
Tyler loved all the candy that was thrown. We had never been to this parade and didn't bring bags for the loot. We ended up filling our chair bags with tons of candy.
Megan and Emily are on this float on the top row near the middle. Megan rode along as the chaperone because (much to Emily's dismay) any dancer 5 and under couldn't ride alone. They had a great time throwing candy and waving to everyone.
The dance float was near the first of the parade so Emily and Megan were able to get in on some of the candy action. I think everyone must buy pounds and pounds of taffy and Tootsie rolls for these parades. We had a great time and will definitely come to this parade again!
