Raspberry Days Festival

While we were at Bear Lake the cousins decided to go through some caves. It was going to be an hour and a half walk underground. With 440+ stairs down and up. I knew right away that Abby wasn't going to enjoy that event, so I took Abby and we went out on our own for the day.






We went to the KOA campground and played in their playground, on their air pillow, and in their sandbox. Then we went to the Raspberry Days festival - and had a blast!!!

There were pony rides, craft booths, and a petting zoo - Abby loved the animals in the petting zoo. We got a new dress, some new jewelry, and even some small gemstones for Nicholas' rock collection. There was a jerky booth, so we got Jon some flavored jerky - which he hasn't eaten yet.

And then we went out to lunch. Just the two of us in a day of madness. And then we took a nap. Abby badly needed a nap at this point, since she was getting 7 or less hours of sleep a night. Sometimes she got 8. But she was sleep deprived and behavior was really suffering. So the nap was good too.

She also loves posing for the camera. After all, she's my little girl who loves cameras and fashion shows.

Bear Lake

We went to Bear Lake at the end of July/beginning of August for the Wunderlich Cousin's Camp. It was a fun time. The family rented a big house - huge actually - and we all stayed together. The adults all had their own rooms and the kids had two big rooms - girls and boys. There were hardly enough bathrooms, but we got over that.

We had horses in the field behind the house. The kids loved feeding them carrots. 

The lake was amazing. We were there during Raspberry Days and Abby and I went to the Raspberry Festival - everyone else went exploring in caves. I think we got the better end of the deal. We ended our week there on a Friday with the Preston Rodeo. We went on ATV rides that day in Preston - and we got to see a cow giving birth.

The fun started when we left Bear Lake and realized our AC in the car wasn't working. To get home we had to drive from Utah to Las Vegas, and Las Vegas to Santa Barbara. Lots of desert and heat. With no AC. And two kids in the car. And a wife who hates the heat. You can imagine the recipe for disaster.

We made it home and the AC in the car still isn't working. I've had it fixed. Now it has to get fixed again since they clearly fixed it wrong the last time. I'm kind of hating that about the car right now.

I've got new appreciation and desire to cook and stuff after Cousin's Camp. Eric made home-made granola, and it was really good. So I'm trying out a bunch of recipes for our family. And I got a Vitamix finally because I loved how versatile it was at Cousin's Camp. And I came home to a blender that wasn't working.

All the cousins with the cow giving birth in the background.

I've included a bunch of my favorite pictures in this post. I'm sure I'll be posting others too.