bear lake getaway

our dear friends, the robisons, called mom and asked if we would be interested in using the last few days of their timeshare. of course we said "yes!". we planned, shopped, packed and were on our way. those who were able to go... ransom, katie and the kids, josh, mom, abby, lindsey and lucy, paul, jack and me.
when we got there, we became familiar with the room, unpacked and then packed up for the beach. we played and played and played at the beach. there was a smaller sort of overflow pool (about 14" deep) from the lake that had about 15' of beach separating it from the lake. it was perfect for the kids to play in. jan told us of a beautiful hike to go on that would take us to a lake the boys could jump into from a rope swing. it was about 40 minutes away from the condo.
we ate pizza at our favorite restaurant, made sure to get raspberry shakes, chocolate covered raspberries the size of paul's thumb, burgers and more shakes. lucy ended getting up sick so she and lindsey went home early with josh and abby (who needed to get home for work). the rest of us stayed and played more on the beach. we also rented a couple wave runners and had a blast.
it was so fun to watch jack play in the water. he would drive his trucks in it, pile the sand into a pile and then stomp it flat over and over again. the instant he saw the playground with the swings, he was done with the water. all he wanted to do was swing. when he got his swing-fix in, he played and played in the water. other memories...
-paul and jack had a little sleep out in the tv room
-paul's brand new phone was stolen on our last day there, and we spent the entire afternoon trying to see if we could track it, or texting the person who stole it telling them to be honest. i'll just say that put quite a damper on the trip
-lucy threw up while we were in line to get burgers...oh the smell!
-jack giggling made me so happy
-the fact that paul was able to go on such short notice was awesome!

-ash