We had a free weekend and decided it was definitely time to take the family on a mini-vacation. We headed over to Bear Lake. Wouldn't you know it, the day was cloudy! Because the sun wasn't beating down, the water felt a little cold at first as you can tell by Jacob's expression. But then again, he is the King of Funny Faces!
This was Matthew's favorite activity at the lake -- being out in the water without actually being IN the water! He and Ryan had a good time floating around and using the squirt gun.
We only spent a couple hours at the lake, so we didn't get in a lot of good sand time. However, we did get the makings of a sandcastle started. The boys had fun stomping on the "castle" before we left.
As usual, when it's cloudy at the lake, it's cold when you get out, so being wrapped up in a dry towel feels mighty good!
We headed over to Minnetonka caves for a tour after the lake. The cave is a constant 40 degrees F inside year round. The cave is also wet inside, which allows it to continue growing. The trail inside the cave is windy and has 444 stone and metal stairs. The cave is full of different and interesting formations. Here's some cave bacon. Mmmmm bacon!
I can't remember what they named this formation, but I'll just call it the 3 stooges.
And here's Kermit -- I'm sure the name is mostly due to the green lighting.
Here's us, minus Ryan (he's taking the picture).
We stopped for ice cream after the cave tour and then headed on over to G&G Brady's for a weiner roast and to stay overnight. The next day we decided to check out Lava Hot Springs and decided that floating the river would be the most fun. (The pool was soooo crowded, we didn't even try -- even though the boys were loving the idea of the slides and platforms) We got some tubes and spent the next couple hours floating the river. Everyone had a great time except Matthew. I can't figure out why, but he hated it. Mark & I got one of those big quad tubes and had Jacob & Matthew with us, but he still didn't like it. We forced him to go down the river 3 times and then gave in and let him sit out the last run. Since I was too busy floating the river, there are no pictures of that activity!
Our next stop was the county fair. The activities were winding down for the week, but we made sure we got there in time for the "hog wash"! Here's how it works: They put a bunch of pigs in a corral. Each pig has a number. They have corresponding numbers attached to a barrel in the middle of the corral. The players get into the corral, put on some goggles and draw a number. The first player to catch the pig with the corresponding number and put it butt-first into the barrel, wins. To make everything fun, lots of soapy spray is sprayed from a hose into the corral to cover the pigs, the dirt, the people, and even the spectators occasionally. Let the soaping begin!
The soapy little piggys.
Almost got one!
Here's Ryan, Jacob & Matthew watching from the bleachers. They got sprayed with soap after this picture.
The hog wash was pretty fun to watch. Afterward, we walked through a couple animal barns before heading back to G&G's house. Jacob and Grandpa especially enjoyed checking out the horses. We had a great weekend!
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