Family Reunion...BYU Scavenger Hunt and Bowling

Amanda made up the cutest scavenger hunt for the kids to play on campus. We divided them into 3 teams, they read clues and when they went to the location had to take a creative picture there. It was really fun!

Maya, Julius, Ruth

Here are their "creative pictures"

Family Reunion...Cascade Springs

We drove up the Alpine Loop to Cascade Springs for a picnic lunch and short hike.

Julius, Leah, Annie, Ruth, Maya

Daniel, Sam, Kate

Ken and Julius

Ken and Julius

James & some of the kids and that's dad back there trying to get cell reception!

Dad and Amanda

Beautiful Utah

Adorable Julius

Mom and the Detlings

Henry and Emily

The Koller Family

The Aspens

Another stop at the Creamery.

Seth and Grandma

Family Reunion...Baby Shower

My oldest sister Jenny is due with baby #5 in September {and by the way decided not to find out the gender on this one!} and I'm due with baby #2 on November 19th. This, the whole family knew about. Then my sister Emily shows up in Provo and tells us she's pregnant with baby #5 and is due on December 25th! {Christmas Day!} Emily can fool anyone...she is so tiny and never looks remotely pregnant until like the day she's due. Crazy and really exciting. It's great to have cousins the same age. When I had Julius, Emily and Amanda also had babies with in two weeks. Very fun news! So we had an impromptu baby shower...

Clearly this was at the end of a long and busy day...and we look like 3 tired mommies.

Family Reunion...Nielson's Grove Park & Soccer Game

Nielson's Grove Park is tucked away near Wal-mart in Orem...and it's a great park. Julius and I like to go...especially in the spring or fall. There's play equipment, a big field, a walking path, fountains, duck pond, giant swings. We spent one morning there and let the kids play soccer etc...

Seth and Henry

Annie and Henry

soccer game

The kids really like it when Ken plays with them.

Cute Henry

Annie and Daniel

Nothing's getting by this goalie.

Family Reunion...Duck Pond, Bean Museum & Creamery

Because our reunion was in Provo and because everyone but my little family lives outside of Utah now...we had to plan lots of activities revolving around BYU. All the kids think it's so fun to visit campus and some of the older ones remember living here before their families moved.

Of course we stopped by the Duck Pond to feed and terrorize the baby ducks.

Julius and Annie

Leah and Sam

Henry, Sam, Leah, Ruth, Annie, Daniel and Maya

Next, it was on to the Bean Museum.

Emily & Henry and Julius & Ruth

Maya, Kate & Seth and Maya & Kate

Pretty funny...Julius thought the lion needed a breath mint.

And then of course, lunch at the Creamery.