It was a huge place with lots of rooms and lots of beds. We shared a room with Mark's family. (this just shows a small portion of our room, there were 10 sets of bunk beds just in our room alone) We loved how it had this table where we were able to play some games together.
There's my feet.... laying in our bed ....I just had to show off the hot pink blanket that my sister Regina got me for my birthday....It's so soft! Love it! (and no smart alek comments about my toes.. Theresa:)
Stephen and Taylor sharing her ipod headphones. Arent they cute?
Kareoke
The night we got there they had Kareoke! And of course we could'nt resist that.
Stephen and I sang "Drops of Juipiter"(stephies choice) with Mike's cousin Stephie and her hubby Ryan.
One of the several times Stephen and I got up there...fun times!
Stephen and I sang "Drops of Juipiter"(stephies choice) with Mike's cousin Stephie and her hubby Ryan.
One of the several times Stephen and I got up there...fun times!
Stephen, Devyn, and Kesley(Devyns friend)
girl cousins
little boy cousins
Mom and Dad just enjoyed listening.
Mike, Taylor and Bryce goofin!
Uncle Keith and Aunt Sandra just danced to the music.
Stephen, Devyn and Kelsey again
Gee I wonder what everyone is looking at???? Well take a look at this!
The Slide
Yup! As you can imagine this was the highlight of the fun for the kids and some of the adults too.
Unfortunately it rained and even snowed while we were there and the sign said "do not ride the slide if it is wet or after dark". But of course they did. It was crazy!
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Bryce went through about 4 sets of clothes going down this slide. Most of the time there was a huge puddle of mud to land in.
Coleen found out the hard way.
Me and my sister in law Coleen. I just love her to peices!....you can see the river running behind us. It was really pretty there.
Twilight Baseball
Preston (Cherie's son) up to bat....he cracked my up!
Brianna (Tami's daughter) quite a ball player.
At the bottom there was this huge field with a gigantic backstop for baseball and a huge swing set. When it cleared a bit we played some baseball. The kids said it reminded them of the Twilight movie...vampires could have come out of those trees at anytime!
Playing Games
Inside the lodge there was an ongoing game of around the world ping pong. There were lots of games being played and crafts for the little ones.
Stephie painted nails...yes, even Jordon had his toenails painted.
Aren't they lovely?
Taylor painted mine....blue with glitter! Aren't they pretty?
(try getting this stuff off your fingers....my nails were a faded blue for 2 days)
Stephen played a game of "Bones" with some of the other kids including Jordan who gave him this nice little ouchie with his braces....hmmmm what is that game all about? Coleen has a great video of the brawl between them...so I'll post it when I get it.
Someone(oh, not lil ol'me:) told Uncle Keith to go in and wake up the kids on Sunday morning. Since his room was right next door and he had to listen to us play games all night....he didnt mind a bit!
Some Family Members
Dad, Andrea, Aunt Sandra, Aunt Joan, Tami, Kara holding Zerik, and Uncle Keith
It was mostly the Hemenway's (Aunt Joan's family) there and then Mom and Dad and us and Mark's families. Then Keith and Sondra and their 2 girls with their families. But it was fun.... those Hemenways really know how to party! We missed so many other family members who were not able to make it:(
Darin and Mona Hemenway. Their son Tyler is on a mission in St. Louis Missiouri. Mona and I spent some time talking about our sons and the gospel and just how wonderful it is. I love her!
We really enjoyed getting to know Anthony and his wife Annie. They were fun and cute and just really nice kids, married almost 2 years.
Rachel, Kelsey, Brianna, and Devyn.
Brandon & Kym with their littlest.
Unfortunately Brittani got sick on Saturday night and spent a lot of time in the bathroom. Then we woke up to the sound of her throwing up in the room in the middle of the night...good thing she brought the trash can with her to put by the bed. Mike held the flashlight up for her so she could see. So we decided to head back for Utah the next day.
On Sunday afternoon we packed up to head back to Utah to spend the night then head for home on Monday morning...guess who's behind the mask?
Lori and Justin came to say goodbye among some others and I got this picture of them. They are a very fun couple. (Bryce surprised both Lori and Tami by giving them each a big smooch on the cheek)
I wish I had gotten more pictures of the group. There were about 70 of us in all.
I am looking forward to getting together again in a couple of years.
It was a great time!
