Stones Family Reunion

If you have read any previous posts you know that Elizabeth does not like her car seat.  She actually hates it.  We were a little nervous about all of our upcoming vacations and family reunions but she did pretty good.... eventually.  We left for Utah after work (around 5) June 27 for the Stones reunion.  She cried from Louisville to Rawlins (with occasional stops to calm her and her testy parents).  Finally in Rawlin's we got out and walked around the grocery store for about an hour to calm her and to get her to sleep. We then had a much more peaceful and quiet ride to Utah.  (Throughout the week we drove a lot and our poor little baby had to quickly get used to being strapped in and in the car- she did great!)

This year was Grandma (Alice Cox) Stones' 90th Birthday.  To celebrate we had a big family reunion for her at the Heber Valley Girls Camp in Heber Utah.  The camp was very cool with cabins, cooking places, activities, ect.  It was so much fun to see all of my Dad's siblings and their families (I saw/met cousin's I hadn't seen in 10+ years).  The day after the camp we had a big BBQ in Ogden; some of my Dad's cousin's came to this.  It was cool hearing stories and seeing how big our family is.  

The Larry Stones Family and Grandma Stones

Grandma Stones and all her Grandchildren

Grandma Stones and all of her Great Grandchildren

Ben and I then went up past Provo to the _____ Canyon to visit our good friends, the Thevenin's, who moved there.  They are renting a beautiful house in the mountains and it was fun to spend time in such a beautiful setting.  Ben and Benjamin got to go golfing and I was able to spend time with Emily and their boys (Damon and Cade).  Those boys are getting so big and they loved playing with Elizabeth.  It was so much fun seeing them.

We then drove to Logan to spend some time with the Baker family.  We got to go to the small Logan zoo and see all the animals; they had monkeys, turtles and baby ducks.  It was very HOT but really fun.  We also went to the Pepperidge Farms factory, Gosner's Dairy and the Fat Boy Factory while in Logan- all very important tourist stops.  We spent most of the time relaxing at Grandma Baker's house (some people got sick so it was good that we got to relax), playing games, watching fireworks (the teenage boys put on a good show) and spending time with family. 

We went to see the horses kept by Grandma Baker's neighbor.  Page was a little hesitant and Elizabeth was not interested (even though the horse was big enough to eat her).

On Tuesday we all went to Bear Lake.  We got jet skii's and a boat and enjoyed playing in the water.  The kids loved the beach and even Elizabeth walked in the water a little.  

Michael (17) and Elizabeth (20 weeks)

We carpooled home Friday night with Michael and Taylor.  The drive was actually really good; I think we wore Elizabeth out with all our driving so she slept move of the way.  We got back to Longmont really late so we all stayed there and slept most of the next day to 'recoop.'  I am excited that Michael and Taylor and the Dawson's get to spend more time in CO with us this summer.