Bear Lake 2012

Thursday, July 05, 2012

Bear Lake 2012

We enjoyed our annual Nunes family Bear Lake trip.

We met up in Logan so we could all enjoy the Aggie Ice Cream together.

The kids rode with Grandma in her motor home from Logan to Garden City.

As soon as everyone made it to the camp site, we headed straight to the lake.

I love the smiles I see on my boys every year when they play in the water.

We spent our evening playing in the lake, eating dinner and then swimming at the resort pool.

Several of us stayed in condos instead of camping.

Andrew and I hosted breakfast (biscuits and gravy) and then we headed to the cave.

The top of the mountain was SWARMING with butterflies.

The kids LOVED it.

Each one of them was able to capture and hold a butterfly.

The cave was fun.

This was the first year we took Peter to it.

He was a trooper and climbed every inch of stairs and walked the entire way on his own.

Ammon and Carolyn were little shadows to the tour guide.

They spent the entire time at the front of the group.

After the cave tour was done, we split up.

Andrew and Katy rode 22 miles from the top of the mountain down to Garden City.

Jeremiah and I took the kids swimming.

Andrew joined the boys in the pool once he returned from his bike ride.

On our third and final day at Bear Lake we got a boat.

Ammon, Carolyn and I biked from the condos to the lake.

We stopped for Shave Ice and were running late.

Grandma Laurel came and picked up Carolyn and Ammon so they wouldn't miss the boat.

I biked the rest of the way, and missed the first boat trip.

The boat came back for me, though, and I was able to join the adventurous trip.

The battery died while we were smack dab in the middle of Bear Lake.

Fortunately, we had cell phone service!

We called the main desk and they sent out a rescue boat.

I think it must happen a lot because he just immediately jumped the boat without trying to figure out anything else.

After the boat ride people started heading home.

The only ones left were my parents and my family.

We had one final activity walking down the boardwalk together.

Then we all headed for more Shave Ice.

We usually bike to milk shakes and I think Andrew hated the Shave Ice replacing that tradition.

But Ammon enjoyed the Shave Ice this year.

He had three, in total.

(So did I!)

It was yet another successful year at Bear Lake.

Can't wait for 2013!

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Family Proclamation

The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children.All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshiped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize his or her divine destiny as an heir of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God's commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God's eternal plan.Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. "Children are an heritage of the Lord" (Psalms 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.

This proclamation was read by President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of his message at the General Relief Society Meeting held September 23, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah.