Break From the Rain

Over the weekend, we had our annual Bear Lake trip with the Thomsens. Sadly, Cole was a bit under the weather with the remnants of a tummy bug and a new tooth, so was a little crabby (what an understatement). Browse the pictures below for the highlights, and stay through the end when I get snarky about our "beach companions."

For the love, it's only a 2-day trip. So much crap for such a little guy.
We made the drive uneventfully, and spent some quality time on the beach.
My favorite highlights of the beach? 1 - When Cole took a long-awaited nap:
2-When Leslie had to run out and pull Brock's swim trunks up. Apparently, he took it literally when he overheard her tell the girls to go potty in the lake. Next thing we know, the lake has become his urinal. (You'll have to look close, it's an "action" shot.)
3-Watching Bryce try to figure out how to fold the little shade tent back into the package.
We also had some good times back at the condo - the kids watched cartoons and played, the homemade root beer bubbled, and the guys got way into bbq'ing.
And I was even able to get a good landscape shot in:Congratulations if you made it this far! Now, excuse me while I address the weirdness of the people around us at the beach.

Dear Fellow Beach-goers;

Proper etiquette must be followed when sharing fairly close space at a public beach.

1) Do not wade through our sand-castle area in your wet suits and lame tattoos. There's plenty of space behind our stuff or out deeper.
2) Do not gather around a self-made mud pit and sing broadway tunes at the top of your lungs. Yes, we get that you are in Drama and therefore very important, but it weirds us out.3) And finally, do not take a metal detector through our belongings. Please allow a fifty-foot "buffer zone" at all times.

Thank you,
Management