I am very behind in my blogging. That is because we are having so much fun this summer. I am so sad that summer is almost over. It sure was a good one!
Here are a few pictures from our fun-filled family reunion. Unfortunately, I can't post pictures of my foster daughter and some of the cutes pictures include her. Actually, that might be a good thing...it helps narrow down the choices:)
I sure love my parents. They are wonderful people and I love them so much!
We began our adventures with a trip to Lagoon. My girls love riding the rides and I love hanging out with my family.
We then went to Bear Lake. We had a lot of fun camping, swimming, boating, playing games, and just being together. A couple of skunks joined our celebration and helped clean up the ground.
Bear Lake was a great place to nap in the sun.
Erin Joy had fun with the frogs. She named them and played with them. I hope the frogs survived all her love.
We learned Gutzon Borglum, the man who designed Mt. Rushmore was from St. Charles, Idaho near Bear Lake.
Grandma read stories to the kids and tickled their feet and Grandpa took them on four-wheeler rides. We are so blessed to have such wonderful parents and our kids are blessed to have wonderful grandparents.
I love the PlayMill Theater. We enjoyed a fabulous production of Mary Poppins. I couldn't find my kids after the show to take a picture, but my cute little niece posed for me.
Rachel was the only kid who went into Yellowstone with me. The others stayed at the cabin and played games. We have been to Yellowstone so many times that they just don't appreciate it like they should. Yellowstone is a beautiful place.
One bowl of ice cream, many spoons, and a very long farming game....we love the cabin!
We stopped at Deer Lodge, Montana on the way home and enjoyed the many museums for a couple of hours before continuing our journey.
A corvette made in my birth year...1968!
And another car built in 1973, my sister's birth year...since Erin Joy was named after Aunt Erin, she posed for the picture...
And a 2001 bicycle! Never thought young Rachel would have something from her birth year in a museum full of antiques!
We had a lot of fun playing at the St. Joe River on the way back home. We enjoyed spending a couple of days with David, Lana, and Liberty Ward at their water front home with their paddle boats.
My view for most of our time at the Ward house...
We camped at Curlew Lake and the dug for fossils in Republic and the Stonerose lake bed. I am so sad that there is a fire in this area now. I am glad we got to camp there before the forest burned.
Ross Lake and Diablo Lake won't look like this the next time we see it...the road is closed because of all the fires. So sad.....
