We had an awesome family reunion this year. Tia's family came down from Alaska, Emily's family drove up from Salem, and Sarah and Essie in flew from Boston. These cousins love to get together and play. I think the Howard's especially were excited to be with their cousins again.
We went to a city park with a splash pad in Meridian, had some lunch, and got wet.
Maddy, Drew, Lizy, Essie, Louisa
Gracie
Jake, Eliza
James
Louisa
Gracie
Rachel, David - I often found Rachel cuddling with her baby brother
Scott - Standing up!
Issac army crawling
Scott and Dad getting all wet
Sass and Essie thinking about getting wet:)
This is the third time we have gone to the Steadman sod farm to play on the waterslides and camp over night. It has always been a blast!
Scott and Lisa
Lisa, Brian, Abby and Scott on the tube with Eliza, Jake, and James trailing behind (holding on for dear life!)
Play ground at West Yellowstone. We have a picture of Abby on this playground two years ago.
Abby - So excited to be out of the car running around Old Faithful with her cousins.
One of our better family pictures here.
Brian and Scott - Board walk at Old Faithful
Abby and Eliza - Eliza just LOVES playing with the little cousins.
Waiting, waiting waiting
Essie - more waiting
Brian - and more waiting
....and when it FINALLY went off, it was almost impossible to get a family picture. Thanks for trying anyway Sass!
Old Faithful
Brian - So much happier on vacation
Abby - She is still a great car sleeper.
Upper Falls of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
Abby just loves her puppy dog coat...wouldn't take it off actually.
See the buffalo in the back?
It was heading right for the parking lot. There's Sass!
And Drew!
Louisa and Abby
Louisa, Abby, and Essie
Scott does great on Daddy's shoulders.
And Issac does great on Grandma's shoulders too.
Walking to the lower falls
We were so glad Emily brought her stroller! Jeff pushed these girls the whole time.
Sass, Grandma Tanner, Issac Howard - Halfway down the lower falls hike
At the drop off - Abby was in the stroller heading back up
Some how these flowers were growing at the very edge of the cliff
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
Tia and Issac
Rachel, David, Emily, and Sass - Taking a break on the hike back up.
I don't understand how Rachel could walk so far barefoot, but halfway up her feet started hurting so I carried her. We made it a race to catch James!
Emily was so smart to bring her carrier
Maddy
Abby, Daddy, and "Baby Clara"
Sarah and Maddy
Eliza, Sass, Maddy, Ben, Issac
Swimming in a nice little stream. We were going to swim in Fire Hole Canyon, but it was closed due to high water. I was so glad the kids had fun in a tiny little stream anyway.
Abby and Scott
Abby
Hanging with my kids:)
Ben teaching Issac how to swim:)
