Remembering...

Our shell seeker!

Would you jump into this lake for $10.00?

Hair cut, $12.00. Swimming trunks, $15.00. The look on this boy's face after a plunge in icy cold lake water...priceless!!!!!

It usually rains on Memorial weekend. It wasn't looking good for this weekend but we were pleasantly surprised. So Bear Lake it was! We chose to go there because Kelly wanted to visit his father's grave which overlooks the lake and is very close to his mother's house up there. The kids picked out flowers at the store and were so excited to give them to grandpa! The whole cemetery is filled with Kelly's family! We had fun saying, "here's another one!" Kelly and his mom visited a few cemeteries on their own to find relatives in the surrounding area. Kelly's family helped settle Bear Lake area so many, many grave stones were found! The kids had fun at grandma's house. We played baseball in the yard, wrestled, had a marshmallow roast with GIANT marshmallows (didn't know they made these), we played board games, watched movies, went to the beach, got milk shakes, ate grandma's homemade wheat bread with homemade strawberry jam, went on a boat ride (kids got to drive!) and basically hung out!!! Crazy Kelly ran and jumped into the FREEZING lake and then dared the boys to jump in too for $10.00 each. They did. Crazy. I think they would have done it for $5.00! So we stopped at Target on our way home to buy the boys their $10.00 gift. On the car ride both ways we talked and played games. Our DVD player doesn't work in our car so this was how we survived the 2 1/2 hour drive. It was actually really nice! I love spending time with my family and I loved being at Ordell's grave so we could be reminded of the place he holds in our lives and our hearts. We miss him!!!!