2012 Stum Reunion @ Bear Lake

 

PICTURED:

fun with cousins (big and little)...and Grandma & Grandpa, as always :)

soaking up the sun on North Beach (the perfect beach) at Bear Lake

lots of Red Vines (Brooks' favorite sweet treat)

lots of dried mango (my favorite sweet treat)

the big boys playing ultimate frisbee in the water

Brooks looooooving the water & sand

family dinners

sweet dreams in sleeping bags

my cute Mom and Dad enjoyed a morning bike ride

happy sandwiches

outdoor movie

enjoying old slides of my Dad and his siblings growing up

Ava's contagious smile in our family reunion t-shirt

NOT PICTURED:

Brooks being scared to death to touch the water the first couple hours on the first day...but once he realized how fun it was, he became a little fish :)

Adam and I on the jet ski, and then paddle boarding, LOVED that time with my man

lots of Swedish Fish (my other favorite sweet treat)

Brooks' adorable flip-flop tan line

We had a such a wonderful time at the Stum Reunion last week!! Definitely missed some people, most of my siblings and their families couldn't make it, but we loved spending time with Celeste and Ryan and his fam. Aside from the non-existent sleeping schedules for the littles (well, at least for Brooks), I wish we could've stayed there another week...catching up more with my cousins and aunts and uncles, watching Brooks conquer his fear of the water, seeing my Mom & Dad with Ava, and having a blast with Adam out on the lake, just the two of us.  Can't wait for 2014!

Bear Lake - Circa 2010

Later today we're heading to Bear Lake for the bi-annual Robert & Gladys Stum Family Reunion (with my Dad's side). The pictures above are from 2010 (the last group shot is just of our immediate family, which is about one quarter of the whole Stum bunch!)...and looking at them gets me so excited to be back up there with family!  I really think our once-bald little Brooks is going to have a blast, and his little sister Aves will be his smiling shadow. :) And getting my man to myself for multiple days in a row, with our toes on a sandy beach, I think I'll be in heaven.

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And on a sidenote...thank you so much to those that shared such thoughtful comments on my last post. This really is such a time of growth for me, and I'm so grateful to know I'm not alone and there are other mothers out there just doing their best. *Cheers* to motherhood, and cheers to a new day every day. :)