A summer stay at Lake Alpine

This summer, Grandma & Papa spent a week at the Bear Valley condos and fishing at Lake Alpine. So, Anna, Chris & I took the kids up to join them for a few days. The last time we were all up there was 10 years ago... shortly after Chris & I started dating and the first time I met Leo, Cheryle, Anna & Abby! It was an incredible few days, while it was a little hectic, we really were able to relax and the boys had a great time! Clayton had fun feeding the chee-chees and this is my all time favorite picture of Cole!

I like to call it... "Hello, Lake Alpine. This is me, Cole!"

Clayton was SO excited to finally use his fishing pole and tackle box. He tried to get Daddy to hook him up with about every piece of equipment that he's got!

Clayton & Papa caught this trophy together!
Our own "semi"-private beach area...

Grandma rented a canoe while we were there...

My favorite pictue of Miss Emily!! Such a sassy little thing she is... Love it! And the daily feeding of the ducks and geese...

Papa and the little kids relaxing... and Cole in the dirt, as usual!

Clayton's dream for this trip was to catch a fish... and cook it! So... we brought the foil and the skillet and had a fish fry. Daddy even red-neck seasoned it with some BBQ lays! Not sure if it was fulfilling the dream, or if the fish wasn't what Clayton expected. Either way, he hasn't asked to catch a fish and cook it since!
While we waited on the fire, Abby set up the smores express line! Umm... and she "tested" them for us to be sure they were safe. So sweet of her!

Fry baby, Fry!

The weather was amazing... and the little kids just loved riding in the boat! Papa and Daddy didn't mind, as long as they could fish and there was no fighting.

Cole was in it for the mud... and the oreos!

One of the best parts of the trip were the tired kids at night! Even though they thought they weren't tired, they could hardly keep their eyes open!

And again... feeding the ducks and geese...

Cole was able to walk all the way around this rock - the water was about waist deep at the deepest point. This was his favorite spot the whole time.

Thanks for a great trip, Lake Alpine and Bear Valley! Hope it's not another ten years before we can do this again!