My how they grow!

In 2003 we took a trip to California and Mike took this creative picture of the family.  We stood in order by age--Mike obviously on the right and Heather on the left.

So when we were at the beach at Bear Lake I thought it would be fun to take another one like this to see the changes in our family. Mike is on the left this time and Heather on the right, but look at Tyler.  It's so weird to have to look up to talk to him, and Candice and Megan have passed me as well.  It won't be long before Heather is taller than me too.  It's crazy how fast they grow and change.

Here are some more before and after pictures:

Crazy huh!!!

Labor Day Fun

Even though it was near freezing temperatures, we went over to Bear Lake for Labor Day.  We spent most of the time inside playing games, but after dinner we went to LaBeau's to get shakes and then went to the beach.  The crowds had cleared out by the time we got there so we had it pretty much to ourselves.  Heather was crazy enough to get in the water and Tyler wouldn't be one upped by her so he got in too.  The rest of the group played football, volleyball and kickball.  Thanks to our good friend Kevin for taking some great pictures of the fun.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Kevin and his cute girls

The whole fam

One more day

Our last sight seeing spot was the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.  It must be the most visited vantage point because there is a whole village of shops, visitor centers, and even a train depot.  There are also four colored shuttle bus routes that take you to different areas.  We got on the blue shuttle bus which goes through the center of the shops, train depot, and visitor centers and then switched to the red shuttle bus which goes to more of the canyon viewing spots.  We got off at one of the stops and then walked along the rim trail about two miles.  There were several spots where there wasn't much space between the trail and the edge.  One false step and you could be off the side for an easy 3000 ft. drop.  We were glad we didn't have any small children with us to worry about.

The Grand Canyon truly is massive and amazing.

A long way down!

The Colorado River

We decided to get back on the shuttle bus just in time as this storm ended up unloading a pretty decent amount of rain.  We had seen the clouds forming and Mike had even seen a few lightning strikes across the canyon, but it was very warm up until about 2 minutes before it started to blow and pour.