Family Shmamily

We just got back from our vacation in Utah. What a whirlwind of a trip! We saw tons of family and stayed busy having a lot of fun. I will break it up between the reunions so that each of you lovely members of my family can have the spotlight. Let's begin with the Allen family reunion. Our family is giant so we rent parks for our reunions. I love it because there is always someone to talk to, or someone to laugh with, or someone to play Balderdash with. Add some chocolate cake or brownies to that and you've got yourself a party. What could be better than that?

Here are my adorable Allen grandparents. I was so excited to have a chance to see them. They are the best and most incredible people I know!What would make a reunion complete without a puzzle contest? We had around 20, 500 piece puzzles to put together. It was a ton of fun and Carly and I should have won.
The reunion wouldn't be complete without the giant slip'n'slide. Kids going down with reckless speed, Uncle Charley spraying kids in the face with water, and no rules. It was great and no one even ended up in the E.R. A new record! (..and yes, Caleb did crash head first into these two boys. We stopped after that.)

Next stop on our tour, the Tregaskis Family. Oh...the fam!

What a group! Picture all of us in one cabin (and an agricultural shed Ü) for two nights and three days. More on that in a minute.
Tender Aye? The funny picture was the one of us holding hands. Uh...Not really our thing mom. I thought this one turned out fun though.
I didn't take a ton of photos, but I loved how this one of Jake turned out! He is getting so big!
On our way up to my aunt's cabin in Kamas, we stopped in Heber to have lunch at "the train" and do some Letter Boxing in Midway. If you have never been to Dairy Keen, then you are deprived my friend. The food is great and the kids love all the trains. The drive up Provo canyon was gorgeous and it was so nice to be surrounded by all of the mountains.

Here are some of the cousins at the cabin. They had a blast playing around and having a slumber party in the bunk bed room. For the amount of sleep they all got, they all were remarkably cheerful and pleasant!
Aunt Dedra did a fabulous job planning all sorts of activities for the kids and the adults. The girls made jewelry and the boys shot guns of the potato kind! The kids had a horse race with prizes and a lot of running around.

Thank you mom and dad for planning such a fun time. And thank you to Aunt Christy and Uncle Chuck for sharing your wonderful place. And thank you to Donna and Bevan for letting us crash in your bed. Did you like the rock babies?