Bear Lake Vacation

We just got back from our family vacation to Bear Lake. We realized on the way there that this was our first family vacation (since having kids) that was not a camping trip! Let me tell you, staying in a condo is the way to go at Bear Lake. Can you imagine all that sand in your tent? As it was, even with showers every night, we still had sand in all our crevices for days after. Not only was the condo cleaner, it was also more fun! The highlights of our condo experience are as follows:

*Sleeping in the "closet bed" (which is actually a murphy bed that comes down out of the wall.) Everyone fought over a turn sleeping in it.

*Playing in "Small-land" (which actually was a closet--a giant one under the stairs!), affectionately named after the kids' play area at Ikea, our favorite store. There were, of course, no grownups allowed in Small-land. The kids had fun playing, reading, hiding, and even sleeping there. Who knew a closet could be so much fun?

*Of course, the real highlight of any Bear Lake vacation is playing at the beach. The water was a beautiful crystal blue, and the sand was the softest, finest, squishy-between-your-toeiest sand ever. We can see why Bear Lake is called the Carribean of the Rockies, because it really does remind you of the ocean!

There were two beaches that we loved, for different reasons. North Beach (on the Idaho side of the lake) had the softest, cleanest sand and water that was ankle to knee deep forever--the perfect kids' beach. They could wade, dig, roam and wander without any worries.

The beach on the Utah side was completely different. It actually had little rolling waves that we had fun body surfing in. It was the perfect kids orientation to playing in the ocean--no yucky salt water, and waves that are rhythmic and fun, but yet won't slam you to the ground unmercifully.

Since the water at this beach was a bit rough for Mason, he got his kicks by chasing the seagulls around, trying to feed them his chips. Sometimes it wa hard to tell who was chasing who, though!

Despite the lack of photographic evidence, I was actually there on this vacation. (Gotta get better at that, or it will look like I never existed.) We all had a great time, and can't wait to go back to Bear Lake again.

The End :)