Bear Lake 4th of July

This 4th of July weekend we spent at Mike and Leah's house. We drove up Thursday evening and went to dinner with them at a little hole in the wall Mexican restaurant called Floriberto's. They had the best carne asada tacos! We also had chile rellenos with fresh pico de gallo, guacamole, rice, beans, and homemade tortillas. I was loving it all!! After dinner the kids swam in their pool and then Mike, Jim and the kids lit off fireworks while Leah and I made Cool Caramel Dessert. YUM! Friday we drove up to Bear Lake on the Utah/Idaho border. That was one of the places on the kids "want to go to" list for the summer. I had no idea how large the lake was. People here talk about going to the beach at Bear Lake all the time and I always have a "what a hick, I go to the real beach" attitude about it. I was really impressed, so now I am humbled. People lined the sandy shores having BBQ's, playing volleyball, building sand castles, burying people in the sand, and riding 4 wheelers. It was amazing to kind of feel like you're at the beach a few hours from home. There were even shells the kids collected!

We came back and had a wonderful BBQ. Ribs, watermelon, corn on the cob, garlic roasted potatoes, chips, soda, and Cool Caramel for dessert. After dinner, we headed down to the park for their city's fireworks display. A military band played while the kids ran around waiting for the fireworks to begin. It was so old town America. We had a great time!!
Saturday morning Leah and I went running and when we got back Mike and Jim went to play a round of golf. While they were gone, Leah and I watched the movie P.S. I love you and cried our eyes out! After a lunch of leftover ribs, corn, and some Chinese Chicken salad we headed back home. We had such a good time and really felt like it was a vacation. Thanks Mike and Leah for entertaining us!!