Last year my grandma and grandpa bought a little house/cabin up in Star Valley, WY. My grandpa grew up there and we all just adore that area. Last year they invited everyone up for a reunion, but Kyle and I couldn't go because we were moving. They've been up there a bunch more this year, but we hadn't made it. They had planned to have everyone come up for Labor day again this year. We weren't planning on it, but last Thursday my mom decided we should go. Kyle and my dad had to work, so we made it a girl's trip. Me, my mom, my sister Megan, and the babies. It was SUCH a blast!! Seriously, Star Valley has to be one of the most beautiful places on earth.
The first morning everyone slept in, so a few of us took the girls outside for a walk. They sure love their great-grandpa!
My uncle Scott was so nice to Lucy. He played with her and hauled her around, and she LOVED it!
Lucy asked Grandpa to have a tea party with her. They invited a few other guests as well.
For lunch on the first day, we decided to go on a picnic. It didn't quite work out, it started hailing, and raining. But we had a good time anyway. We ate standing up, then went on a little hike. Lylah especially loved throwing the "gocks" in the water with Gran.
After our hike, we stopped over at a baby llama farm! They were the cutest ever! Lylah (my little animal obsessed lady) kept yelling "puppies! puppies! Moo!!"
*Side note: Funniest story ever. A while back Lucy was sitting in nursery (I was there subbing). The kids got their pictures and crayons and were quiet coloring. All of a sudden Lucy said "So...do you guys like llamas?"
She might be a little obsessed with llamas.
My mom put together the first annual Austin Olympics. It was seriously a blast! Each person competed individually, and each family was a country. We had different events and finished off with some closing ceremonies at the end of the trip.
First event: Boat racing. Make your own boat out of anything, then see who's goes down Grandpa and Grandma's little river the fastest. :) I took second overall, thank you!
All the competitors:
Waiting to catch the boats.
Everyone participated in the olympics, which made it so awesome!
Next event, golf!
Yes, Lucy really really really adores Emily.
And Lylah's newest buddy is my cute cousin A:
Grandpa helping Lucy golf:
And Grandma competing:
Lucy might have cheated. A lot.
Such happy sisters.
Heather taught us this amazing new card game called golf. We may have got a little out of hand, playing it much later than we should have. :)
Doug, preparing for the closing ceremonies. Oops, didn't notice the velcro...
Boat racing:
Me (silver), Austin (gold), A (bronze)
Bocce, Jr. Division:
Emily (gold), Lucy (silver), Lylah (bronze)
Bocce:
Sandra (silver), Addie (gold), Heather (bronze)
Grandpa took gold in golf! He was pretty proud (and maybe a little cocky...)
Golf:
Taylor (silver), Grandpa (gold), Austin (bronze)
Croquet (possibly the most uncomfortable line-up on the stand):
Eric (silver), Scott (gold), Megan (bronze)
Volleyball silver team:
Sam, A, Heather
Volleyball gold team:
Spencer and Reed
Olympic organization (or maybe the pity prizes?):
Julie, Grandma, Lauren, Kenzi, Mom
Doug receiving his gold for tennis from Taylor:
We also did glitter toes on all the girls! So much fun!
The older kids took the little guys swimming while we cleaned the cabin:
4 point buck in the back yard!
Headed home. Very very tired babies:
We all happened to stop at the same Wendy's on the way home. It was so funny to run into each other!
