Pine Valley

We spent last weekend in Pine Valley, UT (about 45 min north of St. George) for a family reunion with Travis' family. Most of us stayed in a friend's 'cabin' and it was a blast. With seven kids four years old and under, and three more older all in one house it was a bit chaotic but we had such a great time watching them play together.

The house included a wonderful playhouse and swing set on which the cousins spent hours playing. 

Here Peter and Nate are displaying their bear/fox/coyote/wolf trap they built.

 What would I have done without Little Miss Ali? She always jumped at the chance to feed/hold/entertain both my kids and wasn't seen often without a baby on her hip. She's going to be one incredible babysitter in a few years.

 She even played photographer and took a bunch of pics. Including this one of me & Benji.

 and one of Paxton with his cheeser.

 And then Grandma pulled out the water balloon launchers and the kids (yes, I'm including Travis & Jon here) spent hours shooting balls back and forth across the yard.

 After the reunion, we went exploring a bit around this pretty lake.

Aaaaaand managed to bother many fisherman while the boys tried to skip rocks across the lake.

We also decided to take a 'trail' back that ended suddenly in the middle of the woods and we had to do a mild scramble up the side of a hill to the road, stroller and all. Good times with the Millets as always.

 Peter asked Nate several times when he was going to come visit us.

"We have a special bed just for you Nate!"

 And the Millet crew.

 Pine Valley was practically teeming with wildlife. On our way home from the hike we caught sight of 10 or so deer grazing and the boys just had to stop and take a gander. Can you spot them?

What a wonderful weekend. I just love being able to watch the boys play with their cousins and hang out with our crazy family.