Pinata and more cousin fun!

The kids had so much fun playing with cousins. Again, we loved the time they had to bond. We enjoyed great food and great games while we were there as well. The McNeeley gang is super talented and made a Monster's INC pinata for some memorable fun.

Hike, waterfalls, and swimming hole

One of our favorite parts of the trip was a hike we took to some waterfalls. The waterfalls ended up being watering holes where you could swim. So we decided to stay and swim! It was a bit scary because it was very slippery. Aunt Mollie helped the boys out of some scary situations as I couldn't get to them because I had Joshua. But, we survived and had a great time

Horeseback ride

We went horseback riding. Well, Boyd and the kids did. I sat in the car with Joshua, Kimberly, and Julia. :) It was Eli's first time on a horse and it was Gavin's first time riding a horse all by himself. I was pretty nervous for them, but they both did great!

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Nelson/McGinnis Reunion - Maryland

Just after we returned from our trip to Utah we embarked on a road trip to Maryland where Boyd's family was having a reunion. Before we left we were able to spend a weekend with Mollie (Boyd's sister)here in NYC. She then drove with us down to Maryland. We really enjoyed that time with her. The family rented a huge house and a condo for all of us to stay it. It was huge and it had lots of fun things to do there. We arrived fairly late the first night, but were still able to enjoy the fire pit and some hot dogs and s'mores. Then we headed inside for a very entertaining talent show. We sang, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" for our talent.

Sophie and Corinne played dress up.

Anniversary in Vegas

Boyd was not able to stay with us the entire trip, so we decided when I took him back to the airport in Vegas we would make it a little anniversary celebration (9 years!). We went out to the most amazing meal at Joe's Stone Crab and spent the night at the Trump Hotel. It was short, but we really enjoyed a little time away from the kids!

Brave

We waited to watch Brave until we could all be together. Our cousin Matt was the Character Art Director for Brave and we couldn't help but feel some family pride and cheer when his name appeared on the big screen.

Uncle Greg's bbq

While we were in Northern Utah we had a BBQ at Uncle Greg's and Aunt Joyce's backyard with some of my cousins. I love BBQs at Uncle Gregs. It was something I would look forward to while I was in college at BYU. It has been a long time since we gathered like that and I really enjoyed it. We even fit in some lawn chair volleyball.