My family wanted to get together for a fun reunion before sending my parents off on their mission for 18 months. We've outgrown the Ranch house so my parents rented another cabin close by in Oakley to accommodate our growing family. It was a nice, big cabin with lots of beds, good kitchen space and appliances and real rustic charm but we still spent a lot of time at the ranch for sentimental traditions sake and the open space.
Water balloon battleship, where Jamie told the kids to take the last of the balloons and go get the adults and Nana's new ipad got it. The device survived but Pop was not too thrilled. And more lazy floats down the ditch. Jesse used a little baby tube and just looked like a dead body floating down the creek, creepy.
Water balloon battleship, where Jamie told the kids to take the last of the balloons and go get the adults and Nana's new ipad got it. The device survived but Pop was not too thrilled. And more lazy floats down the ditch. Jesse used a little baby tube and just looked like a dead body floating down the creek, creepy.
Day in Salt Lake City where we met my parents coming out of more training at the church office building. We went up to the top of the building for the view. Did temple square, Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Beehive House, conference center and Freedom Park for pizza and play. Met up with Ned and Kay there. It wasn't just a last chance for my parents to see their kids and grandkids but a lot of their siblings up in Utah too.
Nate, the family photographer took some family pictures for Nana and Pop to take on their mission and get all the new additions to the family. Just missed Angie's baby by weeks. And my sister had some news not long after this trip.
Another lovely day in the Uintas. Hiked further down Provo Falls this time. Weston treaded on some dangerous ground and about got sucked in. The child is determined to drown himself, this was his third save.
Had a girls afternoon and headed into Park City for a baby shower lunch for Angie and checked out the downtown shopping.
Tried out Rich's new motorbike creation where you lean the seat to turn the bike. Amazingly, we survived two reunions with bikes and rope swings, ditches, hikes, waterfalls, and crazy kids and no injuries the whole trip. My parents hadn't even left on their mission yet and we were already receiving the protective blessings.
Glad we brought our volleyball net. We got some great use out of it. Rex and Rebecca and Heidi (Hendrickson) Malloy joined us for dinner and fun one night.
Evan is the balloon man and entertained the kids with his balloon artistry.
My parents got ipads for their mission. Pop sparked the kids interest with his copycat voice modifier app and Nana and Andrew were in stitches playing with the face distortion thing, pinching, stretching, enlarging parts. They were both red-faced and crying with laughter.
We had so much fun and such great memories that will hold us over for the next 18 months until we can do it again. I love my family and I love that we have opportunities to do this kind of stuff and that my kids get to have so many wonderful people to love and be loved by!
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