August 29-September 1, we gathered in St. George, UT with Kori, Shane & Janese and their 8 kids, and Amie & Dean and their 4 kids. It was an incredible weekend. The kids are so much fun to be with. They are all their own people and personalities now and it's amazing to see how much they have all grown up. Tyler and Hailey, the oldest of the pack, are both 14 this year, with Hayden and Ireland the youngest at 5.
We had great fun playing Laser Tag, hiking in the red rocks near St. George, swimming, playing kickball, playing Mexican Train, and just hanging around Amie & Dean's beautiful home in St. George having fun and getting caught up on each others lives.
Hannah and Megan hid under our bed one night and jumped out to scare Shaun and me. We enjoyed the next couple of hours with them telling stories and giggling while we all tried on each other's clothes. They both promised to come visit us sometime and hang out in Portland.
There were a few glitches-- Shane and Janese blew a tire on their van both coming from and going to Denver. Fortunately, nobody was hurt in either incident, though both were a significant investment in time and money. I cut my finger grabbing a knife while doing the dishes and had 6 stitches in my right middle finger. For a couple of days, I had a large lime green bandage on my middle finger. Otherwise, it was smooth sailing. The kids all enjoyed each other's company and played well together.
The pictures were taken on a hike we all (19 of us!) did near St. George in the red rocks. It was beautiful and a fun way to spend a day. The kids caught frogs and polywogs, climbed trees, climbed rocks using a rope (which required lots of courage for some of them) along the trail.
Shaun and I flew in to Las Vegas and spent a day there before St. George and after. We didn't win, but had fun playing "Hot Shot" penny slots and eating strawberry shortcake at the Grand Luxe Cafe.
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