Island Park Continued...

The kids loved hanging out at the cabin and playing together. We got a game called Headbandz that they played a ton. Even Luke joined in the fun!Geoff and Aleena helped the kids make these darling shirts. Our attempt at getting a picture of them failed miserably! We had a dock right outside that the kids loved to swim off. The played in the tubes and rafts.Just chilling with my best friend :) My kids were obsessed with the boat...even Lukey!They were on there as much as possible!At one point the boat ran out of gas while they were out. Oops. At least they could laugh about it. I was worried because there were tons of kids including Luke, Tavah, and Thompson, but they did fine. Our nice neighbors went and towed them in!Ry is so fun to watch wakeboard!He is a good poser for the 8 million pictures we took of him!He took the boys on the wakeboard with him. They are getting better and actually stood up on the board this time.Abbey designed our cute family reunion shirts!On Thursday we ALL went up to Mesa Falls. It was so pretty!On Thursday night we had a So You Think You Can Dance competition. Geoff and Aleena had assigned everyone different genres and we had a blast doing it! I was seriously impressed with the dances and costumes everyone came up with. My mom and dad were fabulous judges! Geoff and Aleena won...rightfully so...but it was so much fun!Jake was so nice and made the kids a scavenger hunt. They loved running around trying to figure out the clues!On Friday night we attempted to get all 28 people in a family picture!Just 8 of my favorite people in the world!I am not sure if we will ever get a cute family picture with these 3. You can't say we don't try!He is just too cute!Love them!We had a campfire and did smores!Since it was our last night, Chad came up with a crazy idea to go for a "midnight" swim. The kids threw on their swimming suits and jumped in!We stood on the dock and watched!This may be my favorite picture!Or maybe this oneThat night we stayed up late to play games and spend time together! If you know Aleena at all you will know the significance of this picture!Then it was time for us to say goodbye. We were sad to see the week end and there were some tears shed! We can't wait to do it again in 2 years! Thanks to the most AMAZING parents in the entire world for such a great week! I love my family! We definitely made memories to last a lifetime!

Hill Family Reunion 2011

We just got back from Island Park, Idaho where we had a wonderful time! There were 15 adults and 14 kids 9 and under. We all stayed in one large, beautiful cabin on a lake with our own private dock. It was one of my favorite vacations ever! My kids did great and we made memories to last a lifetime. I love my family!

Ryan couldn't come up until Tuesday so I drove with my mom. The kids did great and were so excited to see their cousins when we got there. We waited outside for people to start showing up. That night we let the kids go for a swim off the dock.The men and children!

The next morning we had a Justin Bieber dance party! Of course we did :)Then it was off to float the river!The kidsThe adultsWe easily filled the bus It was so pretty! The only problem was the fact that we got a raft that filled with water and we had fish floating down with us. Taylor, Jake and Michelle got their workout in for the day trying to row us along. Such a fun and entertaining adventure! My mom and Renee stayed back with the babies and got them down for a nap. They are the cutest!When we got back from rafting Easton got a fever. Poor kid was stuck in our room watching TV while all the kids were playing. Abbey was the best and took him out to throw stuff in the lake. She was my life saver while Ryan wasn't there. The kids made a bunch of paper airplanes and had a big competition. For the most part they played great the whole week!On Tuesday we woke up and headed to Yellowstone! It was hot and crowded but we headed over to watch Old Faithful. Pretty soon Brady was on the floor saying he didn't feel good. I knew he wasn't lying when he started laying on the ground as the Geyser was going off.We headed out to a pizza place and Brady got worse by the minute. Lunch was miserable but thanks to my parents I survived! Luke was being a nightmare so my mom took him on a walk and got him to pet this huge dog! Impressive!We saw some wildlife as well!I took Brady and Luke home and my parent's kept Easton with everyone else. They went to a bear and wolf exhibit and somehow Easton wandered off and made a new friend. Hilarious!!!I was stuck for the second day with a sick child and no husband. Again, my sisters came to the rescue! They are the best!Luke is obsessed with my dad. He always wants him to hold him and give him hugs. Love it!There is the recap of the first few days! I am going to have to break this up so I don't overload with pictures! More to come...

Summer Lovin'

We have been having a wonderful summer! To be honest, I am exhausted. We have had family in town non-stop and have been going and going and going.

On the 4th of July we woke up and went to the parade. We had festive doughnuts!The boys were being pills and would not smile for the pictures but we tried.That afternoon we swam, had a bbq, and did fireworks at night. It was a great day!

Aleena got here yesterday with the kids just in time for a big rainstorm. I ran to the airport to pick up Kelsey and apparently the kids had a great time in the rain while I was gone!We love these cousins! We are so glad that they are here!

Happy Father's Day

We love you and think we are so lucky to have you! We could not ask for a better Daddy! Thank you for all you do for us! Happy Father's Day!