Kidd Family Reunion

The kids and I drove down with Grandpa Dan to Utah to see cousins. Caramel and Rhett love to see and talk about cousins. They think they are the greatest thing- cousins! Cousins are like bonus friends that you always keep in contact with and do super fun activities with. Sadly for my side of the family, we live the farthest away so visits are usually once a year. 

Crazy Cousins

The Line Up

While we were in Utah, Myles turned 2 years old!

We shared some mini cupcakes with cousins.

Myles did a little cheer for himself.

Myles and his cousins.

Grandpa Dan and Myles

Of course since Myles face was almost all healed up, he fell on my sister's cement garage stairs. Just took off a little skin. Poor Myles.

Camellia in her new purple shorts, so she can survive the Utah heat.

Aunt Enjoli and Jimmy with all the cousins on a raft in a man made lake. 

Camellia and me at the swimming pool next to Aunt Desi's.

Rhett loving that he can jump in the water.

Myles relaxing with the tube.

Caramel expert hula hooper at the Children's Museum which was literally full of children everywhere. It is hard to keep track of four kids, lucky Camellia isn't mobile.

Grandpa Dan and Camellia relaxing in the shade at the museum.

 

Utah was tons of fun seeing family. We even travelled up to Preston, Idaho. This is were Grandpa Dan grew up. We saw his family's farm. Caramel was nice and blunt declaring to everyone that the farm life smelled. The town of Preston has grown - 2 traffic lights. The kids enjoyed the parade and rodeo. Parades are such amazing things- getting candy thrown at you from cool floats or people riding horse. After that it was a super crowded restaurant to grab some food then off to the rodeo. The best part of the rodeo is the clowns and the kids riding the sheep. Everyone enjoyed it except for Camellia, it was a little loud. When it was all done, the kids were sad we didn't stop for the carnival rides but it was 11 o'clock way past my sanity time.

 

On the long ride home, we got a flat tire right when we entered the state of Oregon. I did not enjoy that car ride. And I would love to say I will never drive straight through again, but never say never.