Reunion #1

 We hit the road in June for the long drive out to Eastern Idaho for a family reunion with Marsha and Joe's side.  We left around 2pm when Joe finished up his work and didn't get there until 6am.   It was a long drive, but not too bad since the kids slept through most of it.  It was nice to have three drivers (Marsha rode with us) so that one person could sleep while the two in the front could keep each other awake.

Look at how beautiful Idaho is at 6am though:

We were outside trying not to wake up everyone inside the cabin.

We had an awesome few days together.  Joe and his brothers got to go golfing together.  Us girls had a little informal baby shower for Toni.  We played games, went on walks, and just hung out around the cabin.

Elijah was equal parts fascinated and terrified by Tom and Shari's dog Lucky.

 Eli and Maggie:

 The bigger kids all playing with clay:

 The class of 2012, getting bigger:

 One morning I went out for a run and Lucky followed me.  

It felt so great running through the country with a beagle next to me. :)

Playing baseball in the tall weeds:

 

Eli watching:

 One day I filled up a cooler of water balloons and the kids had a blast with them:

Marsha and Jon actually filled up a whole bunch more since they were gone too fast.  The kids had fun ganging up on Grandma and getting her soaked.

It was so nice to have everyone together for a couple of days.  We love going up to Jaime's family's cabin (even if it is a bit of drive).  They are always so nice to let us use it.