Family Reunion Part 1

Each and every summer we attend several family reunions. We try not to miss any since it is one of the few chances I have to catch up with Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles, cousins and 1st cousins once removed (my cousins' kids.) Most of these reunions last a few days and are filled with lots of good food, games, fun and great conversations. We returned from our first reunion last week and I thought I would post several of the images I took while there. There will be two posts for this reunion and probably the same drill for the others since I tend to take lots of images.

Today's images are from Day one! This first set is mostly of my kids since the first day was a short day--meaning I ran out of light to take many pictures outside.




I had to take these pictures. I have some similar ones from about 3 years ago when we held this family reunion at the same location. In some of the other ones, she was holding a cousin's hand. I couldn't duplicate that picture exactly because that particular cousin wasn't at this reunion.



Love this laughing one!!


Then I saw these really pretty flowers.



And then, I told them to pick some flowers. The flowers made for some great pictures, but I found out later we weren't supposed to pick them. Oh well, the flowers in the field will die, but I have these recorded forever!









Stay tuned for the next installment of family reunion photos.

Tired

My son is transitioning from two naps to one and I am trying to figure out the new schedule. Apparently, I waited TOO long today. I think the picture says it all.

Deer Creek

We spent part of our 4th of July weekend boating at Deer Creek with my brother, sister and some of her friends. Here are some pictures from our day:

The girls getting wet on the tube.




Greg and I on our "safe" ride (a.k.a the ride where my brother wouldn't TRY to throw us off because Jacob was riding on our tube.)


The end of the "non-safe" ride. You can only see my foot. In the next frame my husband is in the water and I am desperately trying to relax my extremely tense muscles.


A few from the shore while the others were trying to ski (I say try because it was fairly windy.) Deer Creek was really full so there wasn't much shore to play on.




It was a fun, relaxing, and productive weekend. More to come!

Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House

Last weekend, we drove up to attend the open house for the Oquirrh Mountain Temple that is being built in South Jordan, UT. We really enjoyed taking the kids to see this beautiful building. We really enjoyed the spirit that is there--just a bit of heaven on earth!

Fun in the SUN!

We have been enjoying all the nice warm sun of the last few days. I am pretty sure that we were ALL vitamin D deficient since there was much whining, fighting, and grumpiness (mom included) during the 3 straight weeks of rain we had in June! It might be hard to prove that diagnosis without some blood work, but as a mom who has accurately diagnosed many colds in my day, I am pretty sure that our "illness" was caused by low levels of vitamin D. We have been working to cure ourselves by sitting in the sun and running through the sprinklers. Here is the proof.











More summer fun to come!!

Pure Joy

My son is a happy baby as long as he has food, sleep, and isn't hurt. We get lots of smiles and happy looks and I love EVERY one.


However, what makes my heart sing just a little bit more are the moments of unbridled joy and laughter. A baby's joy is so pure and unchecked by any past experience and just oozes from them so naturally. It's contagious!!

Fathers

With Father's Day today, I thought I would post a few pictures of the fathers in my life.


In daddy's arms--my children's favorite place.


My dad.



Hope your Father's Day was great!