Hoop Lake 2009

We just got back from our annual camping trip in the Uintahs with Ryan's family. We go over Labor Day weekend and spend time at Hoop Lake. This year, since I am still technically on Maternity Leave, we were able to leave a few days earlier then we usually do and spend more time fishing and relaxing. We left on Wednesday afternoon and got back on Monday. Every time we go, it generally rains...however, we had only a couple of little rain storms that came through and only one overcast day. The weather was really great considering where we were at. I have added a lot of our pictures from the trip...sorry it is a long one.

Sydnie catching her first fish with her Barbi fishing pole. She was very excited!


Rylie reeling in her fish.


Sydnie with her cousin Brinley and Aunt Julie.


Sydnie and Brinley


Hallie with her Aunt Amy


Remie on her first fishing trip.


Rylie catching her fish






Remie - camping is so exhausting


Hallie - I am not sure what she was trying to do, but what a look.


Hallie and Remie - That is the first smile I have been able to capture on camera. However, I still think she only had gas. Remie with the dang binkie!


Hallie punching her sister in the face....oh, I hope this is not a glimpse of things to come.


I get asked a lot...how we tell the twins apart. Remie is on the right, and she has a red spot on her eyelid. You can see it on the inside of her eye. When she gets mad it gets even more red.


The Binkies


I had a lot of babysitters while we were camping. Ryan's sisters and mom were great to help feed and watch the babies. I also had a lot of help from their cousins. This is Brinley with Rylie holding the babies.


Brinley and Sydnie


Sydnie getting ready to go on a 4-wheeler ride. She was very excited. Check out her glasses. She found them down at the "beach." There is a little spot of sand down at the lake and she found them there. They have a little Hulk on the edge. She thought they were great. She is so funny. She watches Ryan like a hawk and does everything he does. He generally wears sunglasses when he rides the 4-wheeler and now Sydnie is too. And when she is done with them, she will put them on the top of her head.


On one of the day, Ryan and I, along with Ryan's cousin Jeff and his wife Josie, went on a 4-wheeler ride to Spirit Lake. It is a 20 mile ride, east of Hoop Lake. The lake itself is beautiful.


Remie and Hallie's first camp fire.




This is one of the many beautiful sunsets that we saw. Since we were able to go up earlier in the week we were able to get the "coveted camping spot" on the hill. The lake was just down below where we were camping. So each night we were able to see the sunset on the lake.