The first full day of the reunion we went for a short hike. We had a panoramic view of the valley and the snake river.

Raine and Daddy

Addy and Raine

Carter and Carson

Logan, Carson, Carter, Millie, Uncle Daryn, Aunt Sara, Daddy, Uncle Jed with Benji, and Aunt Katie.

There was no end to the toys and games available in the shed for everyone to use. The kids rode the bikes, played corn hole, ladder ball, and all sorts of other games. Their favorite activity was paddling around the pond trying to catch “Big Nelly” the golden trout.

We had beautiful weather, perfect for a picnic dinner outside with the most adorable 8-month-old, Benji.

That evening, Uncle Jed sponsored a bunch of minute-to-win-it games for the kids.

Trying to get a cookie from your forehead to your mouth without using your hands.

Addy got it to her eye!

Transferring ping-pong balls between bowls with a spoon, using only your mouth.

Shaking all the ping-pong balls out of a box tied to around your waist.

Transferring M&M’s between bowls using a straw — that one got pretty messy with some of those drooly kids!

Since Uncle John bailed on the family reunion last-minute because of a bad back, we had an extra cabin. Logan, Carson, and Carter claimed that cabin as the “kid cabin” (although it was really only the boys). Raine slept in the Hicks’s cabin with Addy and Millie so Daddy and I had an entire cabin all to ourselves. We slept great!