Big fun in Big Bear

Last weekend the Lanes, Lanes and Van Sickles all spent a few days at the Bates Boarding House in Big Bear (that was the name of the cabin we rented) One funny story before we got there was that 1 of the roads we needed to take was closed for a parade so we tried to find a way around it and ended up stuck on the street the parade ended on. So all the parade people had to go around the truck and sailboat. It was so funny, the boy scouts had to tilt their display at an angle to get by the rear veiw mirrors and the marching band was still playing as it passed by.

So day 1 we packed everything up for a day on the lake and as we stepped out the door of Kmart after buying a fishing licence... it was raining! Yowza! So instead Ryan took Nate bowling for the first time and he had so much fun. The bowling alley had bumpers so he knocked down pins with every ball and even got a spare.

The next day we went to the Moonridge Zoo in Big Bear. It was a cute little zoo with some bears, some bison, big cats, reptiles and lots of birds. We happened to be there as they were feeding alot of the animals which was interesting... I'm just not used to seeing buckets of dead rats and dead baby chicks laying all around.

Later we went to the lake to do some fishin' which Nate has been dying to do. So they casted the spiderman fishing pole into the water many times but alas, no fish. Nate didnt seem to care but I think Ryan really wanted to catch something. Zach had fun running up and down the dock/bridge thing we were on and just being cute.

Our third day we finally hung out at the lake... that is the women and children did but the men spent the whole time tinkering with the sailboat getting it ready to used the next day.

We also spent some time at this cute park. Nate and Mei-Mei we like peas and carrots during out whole vacation, they played together, read books together, ate together... it was awesome, like having a free babysitter!

On our last day we finally got the boats in the water. Dan & Roy were first to test out the sailboat with Nate and Mei-Mei aboard... then when they couldnt get the boat back to the shore after like 45 minutes, Ryan had to go rescue the kids with the kayak.

The ducks were crazy there! They would come right up and all around you if you had food. I even caught a couple of them while just sitting in a chair.