Summer Family Fun!

Here are some highlights of our Johnson Family reunion trip:

1. Every person in the entire family was able to make it.
2. There were 28 grandchildren running around having an absolute blast with each other - we hardly saw Marissa and Devon the entire trip they were too busy playing hard with cousins!
3. Our kids also got some 'Aunt Elizabeth' time so Ryan and I could go on the golf outing! Thanks, Fuzzy!
4. The little girls had a sleepover at Uncle Kurt and Aunt Sara's cabin during which they had a hot tub party and watched a girly movie - Marissa had a blast with all her little girl cousins!
5. Hot tub parties for the kids was a daily occurrence!
6. The kids went to a real live rodeo - or at least a pretend one - but it was good enough for them!
7. Horseback riding was a much sought after activity (except for those adults whose seats couldn't handle more than one ride!) and our kids thought it was great!
8. We shared family history stories that were both informational and inspiring that left us all a little aware of the special heritage from which we come.
9. The Johnson Family Cup was a hit all the way from "hot potato" and Limbo to the treasure hunt, three-legged race, and cherry spitting contest!
10. It seemed like Devon always had an older buddy watching out for him!
11. We played "Somebody Famous" that had a surprising but welcome appearance from Spike Groscueus and Robert E. Clow!
12. Before we all left, we were able to go into Yellowstone to see Old Faithful and some buffalo - we also shared a hotel room with Uncle Dan and Aunt Elizabeth that was at least a roof over our heads (but that's about it:)!
13. On our drive home, we stopped in St. George for a couple of days and went into Zion's National Park. We did a few hikes, took a few pictures, and ate at some fun little places just outside the park. We even hiked to the end of the Narrows where the kids got to play in the river for a bit and Ryan and I could fantasize about actually hiking the Narrows someday (again, for me).


Cowboy Devon at the rodeo!



All of us at the rodeo.



The next few pictures Uncle Dan took for us at the little pond between our cabins and the horses at Island Park. Thanks Dan!







Sawyer like cousin Rachel!



Daddy and Devon fishin'!



Marissa had a great time riding the horses all by herself!



Devon and Caroline were buds. One time when we went to find them this is what we saw...they were in their own little world!



We were eating dinner one night and all of a sudden I look over at Devon and he'd fallen asleep with his head leaning on his hand with his face tilted upwards. By the time we got the camera he was like this! We knew Devon was playing hard out there!



Marissa and Uncle Matt - sometimes my kids had a hard time keeping all of my brothers straight but they had a good time with each of them! Here's Uncle Matt with the kids playing his 'Minute to Win It' games with the kids. Marissa and Devon had a good time trying the balance dice on a popsicle stick they were holding in their mouth!



Ryan looks like he is a champion cherry pit spitter, and while his spit was respectable there were some more impressive distances in the family.



Here's the three legged race where Ryan is half dragging poor Marissa - this was only one of the events that helped to earn their team (the red team) the award of "cheater pants" at the end of the Johnson Family Cup!



Hot tub party at Uncle Kurt and Aunt Sara's!!! This happened pretty much everyday!



Devon was too little to ride the horses by himself out on the trail so he and Daddy were horse buddies!



Here we are at the end of a short hike in Yellowstone.



After doing a short hike with everybody in Yellowstone we split up and went our separate ways. Here we are at one of the waterfalls in Yellowstone.



Sawyer and Aunt Elizabeth!



Uncle Dan and Aunt Elizabeth with the kids at the waterfall. We got to have Uncle Dan and Aunt Fuzzy with us on the ride from Utah to Island Park and back! This made for a much more entertaining car ride!



The kids and me in front of Old Faithful.



Devon's going wakeboarding!


Goofy pictures of the kids in the river at Zions.





This was after we did a little hike along a path that led to the end of the "Narrows" hike. The kids had a blast playing around in the river!