Sunday, July 3, 2016

More Family Time

Before entering the Missionary Training Center (MTC) on June 22 we had a little more time with our kids in Utah.  We will not be all together until at least summer of 2019!
We hiked around Dinosaur Nat'l Monument in the mountains Vernal, Utah.
Jake and Nia's boys had the opportunity to meet Grandpa Great Hurst as he walked the dog.  They threw a rubber chicken in the Provo River and Josephine would jump in the river regardless of the depth.  The kids enjoyed playing with Grandpa Great's dog.  They had a great day at Seven Peaks, the Provo water park with their cousins Allie and Benson, Uncle Nathan and Aunt Kelcie.

Finally, we got all the family together for a reunion near Jackson, Wyoming.  Joshua brought his family from Indiana to unite with his siblings from Idaho and Utah and their families.  All 18 of us were under one roof most of the time.  Mom and Dad got the pleasure of small nearby cabin while the other 16 bunked in a large mountain home.

We loved being outdoors!  We are so glad to be together!  Having all the cousins together playing kickball, water balloons fights, swinging, hiking, was a treat for all of us!

The day before we separated, we all rode a chair lift to the top of the ski mountain with the Grand Teton range at our back had a wonderful family picnic and family picture.  Five of our children, four spouses and seven grandchildren all together.  It doesn't get any better than that.