The Heatons: Bear lake!

We went to Bear lake this weekend with most of my moms side for a little family reunion. It was so much fun, we swam at the lake, rode four- wheelers, played volley ball, and got crazy sun burned. It was so fun to be with a lot of my family and just relax. We got there thursday afternoon, and rode around on the four-wheelers for a bit. Friday morning we got up early to go to the lake. My mom bought a huge blow up "blue lagoon." It fit six people and it was huge! it took an hour to blow up with an air compressor and weighed quite a bit. Well we brought it out onto the lake and there was a huge bag to fill with sand that you could use to anchor. So we sat out on it for a couple hours where a few of us fell asleep and I literally fried. I have never been so burnt in my life, I got a blister! That kind of put a damper on my trip because I couldn't even stand in the sun without wanting to cry, it was bad.

---

My nephew Kylin came and he happen to get quite a few of mosquito bites by his right ear causing it to swell twice the size, Chris and I decided we would go and try to find some children's benadryl. We went to a market and they only had adult, I looked at the pills and they were quite small and I figured I could just hide it in some food of his. So, we went to get milkshakes. I hurried and grabbed his, stuck the pill in the first spoonful, and Chris told him to hurry and swallow it and that Chris will take pictures of him (for distraction). Well... I gave him a big spoonful and I just said "swallow swallow swallow" and then I hear "CRUNCH." He bit into the pill and instantly had a terrible taste in his mouth so he started gagging on the ice cream and just looked at me with the most terrible look on his face, I was laughing so hard and I said "Kylin, spit it out." I felt so bad, he spit it out and then I hurried and gave him another bite but he was a little reluctant and after he swallowed it he looked at me and said "I think they put a rock in my milkshake." We all died laughing, I felt guilty though.

Chris convinced him on the drive home that he would teach him how to rope if he would swallow the pill! It totally worked Kylin swallowed his first pill and all he needed was a little convincing. I guess I learned a little parenting lesson. :)

---