A Big Ole' Bear

For the fourth of july, we went with the family to Big Bear... it was so much fun! Along with shopping on the cutest little main street ever, watching the boys have fierce ping pong tournaments, eating giant pancakes (no really, like 2 feet wide. unbelievable) and enjoying the mountain air (hehe) we...



....hiked to a rock called Castle Rock - needless to say it was a little more "adventurous" than I was anticipating and some of the "climbing" aspects were a little more of actual climbing than I've ever done. Needless to say it scared the heck out of me! Bless Trevor and Tanner's hearts for literally lifting me/carrying me up to the top...
And of course the big "pay off" is the beautiful view of the lake afterwards... even if I was afraid to move while we enjoyed it...


And there is always leisure mixed with adventure on our trips as we broke out Trevor's Lakers version of Monopoly he got for his birthday...


And yes that is Courtney's boyfriend Blake, a natural Jazz fan, playing Lakers monopoly. Trevor relished the moments when Blake would say something along the lines of "Ya I'd like to buy Kobe Bryant" or "yes! I get Magic Johnson!" :)
The highlight of the trip had to be the fireworks. Isn't that supposed to be the highlight of everyone's 4th of July? This one was particularly amazing because we went out on the boat in the middle of the lake and watched the fireworks from there. Watching the fireworks reflect off of the water as they go off made watching them all the better. It was quite the show.



We had so much fun and are so thankful to have such a fun family... on both sides! Now we're getting ready to head on our way to St. George to meet up with my family tomorrow. We can't wait.