Bear Lake - fun, fun fun.

Yesterday we got back from a much anticipated and needed family vacation to Bear Lake. We left on Friday and came back yesterday (Sunday) and are currently enjoying a nice lazy day off work to recover. We really had such a fun time, even though we were only there two nights. In total there were eight adults and four kids, which sounds like a recipe for disaster, but apart from a couple of kid meltdowns, it all went swimmingly.
When we arrived on Friday we headed straight to the Bear Lake Pizza to indulge in the famous Ephraim Pizza (28 inches). It was super tasty and really quite huge. Not only did we enjoy the pizza but also ran into some of Anna's extended family; Jed and Betsy, and Mark and Nancy (and all of there kids) were also at Bear Lake Pizza, and were also enjoying the Ephraim. They did finish their one though - however they had significantly more help!. After dinner we headed up to the condo and a fun evening, eating, taking and playing games (who wants to play Toilet Bowl).
Saturday was our main day to have fun, so we got up early(ish) and headed down to the beach. We rented a jet ski and had a whole bunch of other toys to play with too. Poppy just loves the water, she would spend all day in it if she could. The water wasn't too cold and the beach was pretty empty, so really a perfect morning. After the beach it was off to La Beau's for some tasty lunch and back to the condo for naps.
While we were at the beach, Jon and Joanne (friends of Greg and Valorie) were heading up to Bear Lake with their boat. They have such a nice boat and were kind enough to drive up for the day and take us out on it. We had to go in two shifts, so we originally stayed back with Tracy and all of the kids while the first group went out. Then when they got back we headed out for turn. I have so confess I was originally not too fussed about going out on the boat, but let me tell you - it was such fun. There was bearly (see what I did there!) anyone else out of the water and it was so picturesque and tranquil, it was glorious! We had all sorts of fun on the boat (see below for pics) - thanks Jon!
Sunday was our day to go home - so we packed up, checked out, and headed out to a really nice quiet part of the lake for one last morning at the beach. The place we found was the nicest yet, the water was crystal clear and a little warmer. Again Poppy had a lot of fun and it was the perfect end to our trip. 10 Minutes after we got in the car to come home she was fast asleep - and I don't think she was the only one!

About to tuck into the 28inch pizza - mmm tasty.

I look somewhat demonic here - but I am about to eat a huge slice of pizza, so who can blame me.

This is all that was left - some of you may be surprised that there was any left at all (this pizza was huge).

Poppy fell asleep in Tracy and Eduardo's little boat - it was quite relaxing. You'll note that I am also relaxing, thus meaning Anna was rowing (rowing is way harder than it looks and I just couldn't figure it out)

We also rented a Jet Ski and had lots of fun - I am not the biggest fan of the jet ski, but Anna had a blast.

Poppy snuggling with Mummy whilst she dries off.

After a morning at the beach we headed to La Beau's for hamburgers and shakes - delicious. Poppy is taking a sneaky peak to see if there is any shake left.

Hanging out of the boat - it was lovely.

We were quite brave - not only did we jump in (the water was - erm - bracing) we also had a turn on the ''Donut of death", also known as a tube. It was, perhaps, the most fun thing I have done in a very long time.

It seriously was so much fun - I was really nervous beforehand but had an absolute blast AND we didn't fall off (although my wrists now hurt from holding on so tightly).

After the tubing it was time for some wake-boarding - Eduardo went first and, as you can see, was a natural.

Then came Anna's turn, not such a natural. I would post some pics of her go, but they are just splashes of water. I didn't have a turn but it did look pretty tricky.

Darren also had a turn, and after a few attempts, seemed like a natural too.

Hanging out on the lovely boat.

Eduardo also had a turn driving, you'll see Jon in the back water-sking.

My cute wife.

Just before we left we decided to try and take a nice family picture, Poppy wasn't having any of that...

...and neither was Edison!

She did calm down in the end though - thank heavens!

Somebody loves dolls....

I just had to post this picture - Poppy just loves her dolls. Isn't she just so cute.

Happy Birthday "Grandma T"!

On Tuesday we headed to Poppy's favorite park (they have a really big slide) to celebrate Anna's Grandmas 80th birthday. It was a fun evening and we were having a nice time, until Poppy -ever the daredevil - fell off of the picnic bench and whacked her head on the cement floor. Not good. I don't know if we've mentioned this before but Poppy is quite the sensitive little girl. She takes a really long time to get over things and will often still be gently sobbing a couple of hours later (I kid you not, she can even do it whilst asleep). So I'm sure you can imagine how well the banged head went down. She was beside herself and only calmed down when Aunt Tracy let her hold Gaby's little blue dog that Poppy loves (she ended up bringing it home too). I am amazed that she is looking somewhat normal in the picture - Eduardo must've taken this between heart wrenching sobs. Luckily Poppy did no major damage, other than a big goose egg and bruise. I am hoping she has learned her lesson about climbing on and off of things all the time - but I am thinking she hasn't.
It seems that this is the week of illness/injury for the Leggetts. The very next morning I am all ready to go to work, just brushing my teeth and I bend down to rinse my tooth brush and put my back out. Not fun at all. I have never hurt my back before, but goodness me it really hurt. I am just recovering thanks to some icy/hot pads and Anna being a great nurse. Hopefully it will be all better for Friday when I, finally, get all 4 of my wisdom teeth out. Wish me luck! Actually you'd better wish Anna luck - I am not a good patient.

A day at the lake

A couple of weekends ago we all headed up to a lake in East Canyon and had quite the fun morning. Poppy has become quite the little water baby and really seems to have no fear of water (not such a good thing) - what with all her water parties and trips the pool - I guess it's no surprise. Poppy was the first one in the, slightly cold, water - quickly followed by Daddy. She strolled merrily in and spent a whole bunch of time splashing around and hanging out in her little ring/boat (which she also uses as a kind of baby recliner when watching 'In The Night Garden' - and other equally entertaining shows). We really are lucky to live so close to so many great outdoorsy places, who'd thought you kind a beach in Utah (not me!). The beach was fun and great preparation for our Bear Lake trip - only two weeks to go!

Midweek trip to the zoo

I can't seem to remember how this happened (that Anna and I were both off of work in the middle of the week), but we took a little trip to the zoo. Poppy really does enjoy the zoo (as do I) and always seems to have lots of fun. She especially enjoys the giraffes (so if Hogle Zoo would stop letting them die - that would be great), as can be evidenced by her clapping in the bottom picture! We also took her to see the bird show for the first time, which I have to say, was great - even if I did think that an owl was going to fly into me at one point. Poppy wasn't so keen on the show as it meant she couldn't snack (I feel her pain) just in case one of the birds tried to steal her food. We really had a great day, just relaxing and spending time together as our little family.

4th of July part 2

I thought it was about time to finish up posting the rest of our July pictures - seeing as the month is almost over. We'll start with the rest of our holiday weekend pictures. On the actual 4th of July we all headed over to Alison and Darren's new house for a lovely, tasty dinner. We (maybe just I) did eat quite a substantial amount of food, but that's what a holiday is all about - right? Anyway we had a relaxing time just spending time hanging out, that is until we decided to try and take a picture of all of the cousins.
Anna's Mom had made cute matching skirts for all of the girls (Poppy is modeling hers above) and bought matching shirts for the boys. They all looked so cute and sweet, so it was decided that would should try for the holy grail of family pictures and get a cousins picture. It all started out well, the 3 girls did really well and we got some really cute pictures. However, when it came time to getting all 6 of them in one picture, things didn't really pan out so well. In the kids defense this was before they ate, so I completely understand their lack of patience. After many attempts and some quite hilarious pictures, we got one with all 6 of them kind of looking (if you ignore the fact that Maia is looking down, and Poppy is about to cry). This seriously was the best one, in the very next frame Cullen has bolted and Poppy is breaking down. Oh well, it's cute enough and far better than the time we all went to Kiddie Kandids (all i'm going to say is that I am not surprised they went out of business).
After dinner we all went to the park and had fun on the zip-line and swings (that is until the sprinklers came on unexpectedly). All in all it was a lovely end to the holiday weekend.

Could Poppy be any more cute?- I submit that she could not

New post

FYI - there is a new post below the 4th of July post (it posted in an odd order). Enjoy!