FullerFest 2014: Bear Lake

FullerFest is a big deal.

It's when all of Kevin's 10 siblings(+parents) get together with their spouses and kids in one giant house(44 people!),

and there's good food, great games, lotsa bonding time, cousin time, and more.

This happens every 2 years.

Each family pays into the "Fuller Fund" each month so that we can be able to afford a big enough place for us all, food, and maybe some recreational activities.

(to see previous years go here: 2008/Ashton, ID Cabin, 2010/St George, UT home, 2012/Herriman, UT home)

We were excited when we heard Holl had reserved a house for us in Bear Lake.

Mostly because we have never been,

and wanted to see what the hype was all about down there.

SUNDAY: arrive/unpack

We thought we were going to be the last ones to arrive,

so Kevin hurried (okay yeah, he floored it...in the truck...so we got like 2 mph...).

And then it turned out that we were actually the very first people to arrive...super...

(back to front: Aiden, Reese, Cruiz, Miles, Bronx)

Holl and Case were close to arrive after,

and the boys played outside on the 4wheeler while their mom's set up the house (Holl was in charge this year).

This house was the sweetest and giant as can be.

Totally looked like a castle inside and out.

Backed right to the lake,

which was awesome,

but was supper marshy here.

We drove around to the nice beaches on Tuesday,

but it was nice and fun for the older kids to run back and forth and kiak all day out here.

And you can kind of see how blue the lake was.

It was BLUE you guys, BLUE BLUE. and SO PRETTY!

I get why people love it here so much-the lake is the bomb.

It reminded us of our Cruise we went on (read here) and all that beautiful water we saw.

The theme this year was FEET.

MONDAY: Minnetonka Cave

Monday morning we hung out,
then packed up lunches,
and drove up to the Minnetonka cave.
We ate lunch at a campground on the way up.

(josh, nixon, bronx, kevin)

It was a pretty cool hike through the cave (it was giant),
but maybe a little chilly for the babies?
And all the kids who didn't have jackets. hahaha.

TUESDAY: lake day

I think it's safe to say everyone was excited for this water.
It totally reminded me of "the good old days" with my family,
and those Simmons/Huber reunions.
I loved it.

I don't remember why he was being a stink here.

Probably because he didn't want his picture taken..

Loving on the baby chub here.

Bronx has this thing with water.

Like he hates it.

He will sit and play in the mud all day,

but we had to take him out into the water to try and get him used to it.

Kevin and I walked him out once with a lifejacket on,

then let go....and yeah, we may have scarred him for life.

Hopefully he won't hate us forever and will learn to love the water/not be scared of it,

because I WILL HAVE ALL MY KIDS LEARN TO SWIM.

WEDNESDAY: free day

I don't even remember what all we did this day...
oh yeah,
some peeps went to the lake again,
we went 4wheeling,
and it was super windy.

We played around the house and talked/hung out with peeps.

Tinley and her cousin Dash (Cin and Had's).

There were also a lot of fun activities planned (as per usual via Kevin's sisters!),
and some of them included:
• picture scavenger hunt
• minute-to-win-it games (adults only)
• a little family history lesson from Kevin's mom
• the talent show

THURSDAY: pack/go home

self explanatory.
(we actually may have been a little excited to leave and finish moving into our new house!)