Season for Reunions

This weekend was Dan's family reunion in Whiterocks, UT (near Roosevelt and Vernal). It was fun to get together with his family and play games and just visit. Mason and Tristyn loved playing outside on the swings and 4-wheelers. They also had fun following the stray cat around. I think most of all they just liked being in a new environment with new toys and new people to show off for (especially Tristyn).

On Friday we made a quick stop at the Fish Hatchery and Mason had fun watching all the itty bitty fish. Most of all he liked counting the numbers on the fish bins! We also took the kids to the Vernal Rec Center to swim. Mason jumped right in and had a great time! Tristyn got mad when we had to shower before entering the pool and got even more mad when I put her right in the pool (it was a little cold). She freaked out and clenched onto my arm as tight as she could (she needs her nails trimmed!). She laid on our shoulder most of the time, but did get down and walk around a little bit. She steered clear of the water though. Mason got in trouble for running on the deck and trying to climb up the little water slide. It looked like the toys at his playground, so I see why he was confused with the different rules! That night we played games with the family, including The Newlywed Game. Dan and I came in 2nd place after his sister and brother-in-law. Never mind that their score more than doubled ours!

Saturday we cleaned and packed up, then drove back over to Vernal to visit the dinosaur museum. The kids both loved it. They don't have the fossil dig and erosion table that Thanksgiving Point has, but they had more life-like dinosaurs and fewer skeletons. Mason enjoyed them a little more. It took us a while to draw him away from the little fish pond--he said the 'fish hungry' and kept waiting for them to jump up and eat the bugs. I think he thought he could feed them like he feeds our Betta fish. We randomly ran into some friends from down the street there! That was cool! We also accidentally drove by the Vernal Temple. I don't know the history behind it, but it looked like an old Tabernacle that was converted. It was beautiful.

Before heading home, we stopped by to visit the McCurdy's, who lived in our neighborhood for a while. We miss them here and had a great time visiting and touring their beautiful home! What a great family!

It was nice to have a day to recover and get ready for the week! Seems like every summer week is jam-packed, so it was much needed!

Thanks Ric and Pat for planning a great reunion! We appreciate your efforts and are grateful for the place to stay! We all had a fun trip!