Rasmussen Rendevous at Bear River Lodge: Day 3 ATVing, Ice Cream & Swimmin'

Dinner (hot dogs and doritos) on the veranda...

This the grannie mobile. As you can see from this picture

Grandma and Grandpa are super excited for this adventure.

This was the part when Grandpa almost had a come-apart because

it was too much of a process for his red-head to deal with. Wearing a helmet, rules about seat belts, threats about tickets if not following rules, etc.. Too, too much.

He got much happier once we were on the trail.

Avery's latest accessory: vanilla and chocolate ice cream

Seriously, so cute.

Baby Jake and his second ice cream cone of the trip.

Isn't he super cute?!

Nice freakin' sunburn, genius! XOXO Ty!

P.S. nice nipple

Loving Matt's sunburn and Brett's farmers tan.

Jumping into the hot tub.

Day 3 of our adventure started with a gigantic breakfast- fresh fruit, bagels & cream cheese, eggs, toast, bacon, waffles, cold cereal, etc. We Rasmussens know how to eat (or should I say make ourselves sick)!

After breakfast, it was The day of the ATV. Mom and Dad had reserved 3 LARGE off-road vehicles for the family and with our 3 we had enough seats for EVERYONE (22 people) to go on a long family ride. It was the best time. Everyone smiling, babies falling asleep in their gigantic helmets, dirt on faces. The best was watching my Mom and Dad's vehicle with 4-5 grandchildren in it. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE GREAT TIME, MA AND PA! We splashed through mud bogs and fought off mosquitoes when we stopped for a snack in a small meadow for some lunch. We got to see wildlife, even a bull moose. I hope everyone loved it as much as I did.

After our 5 hour ride, Dad treated everyone to an ice cream cone from the small store on the lodge property. We figured we were all covered with dirt, what was the harm in a little bit of ice cream too. The kids were soon covered in it and that was fun to watch.

After ice cream, we decided to swim for a bit in the pool. Unfortunately, it was only a bit, because we hadn't been in the water for very long when a concerned-looking staff member hustled us out because they had seen some lightning on a nearby ridge. So we went back to the lodge and BBQ'd the Famous Rasmussen chicken and watched an incredible sunset. Somewhere in the schedule of that day I believe we took a glorious late afternoon nap. Wonderful! Watched some movies, played some games, the girls got their nails painted by Aunt Kim. The only thing missing was Jenell and her pregnant belly. We missed you!