Anderson Family Reunion in Shelley, ID

We spent the weekend in Shelley, ID.  My moms family has a reunion every year and this was it.  We were suppose to camp but after just recovery from girls camp we decided to stay in a hotel, luckily my mom decided the rest of my family was going to stay in the hotel as well.  We ate a lot of food and played fun games.  Katie and Lloyd brought their puppies which kept the little girls entertained the whole weekend.  We went to the little zoo in Idaho Falls, and to the Idaho Falls Temple.  We all painted a boat to race and enjoyed swimming and just hanging out.

Grandma Anderson with all her kids.

Grandma with her kids and their spouses.

All who attended the reunion, yes I got to take the picture because I am pregnant!

Cousins enjoying the fountain at the temple.

Trying to get a smile was like pulling teeth.

Boat racing was so fun.  Lexie and Brynnlee now races theirs in the tub.

Look at them go. 

Catching all the boats.

Running after their boats to see if they won. 

Brynnlees boat won 2x but she still won't smile when her boat wasn't in the water.

Yes, her boat is in the water hence the smile.

Practicing fly fishing 

Trying to teach Brynnlee

Stubborn little girl has to do it on her own!

Goats at the zoo were a big hit.

B's and Marley 

Lexie and Ryleigh 

JD and Kim got bored waiting for people.

Yes, they had a wheel chair race,

and yes, they got in trouble,

oh, and Kim lost!

Girls Camp 2012

We had an amazing girls camp up in Paris, ID.  We camped up Paris Springs and it was gorgeous with lots of shade.  We had a good time figuring out how to set up the scout tents.  We eventually got them up and headed to the ice caves.  Most of the girls had never been there and thought it was pretty cool.  I stayed in the main big room with Halle and then we watched all the girls climb out the top.  That night we had very creative skits and costumes.  We spent a day at Bear Lake, we had perfect weather and the girls had fun.  After the lake our Junior Leaders put on a fireside for us.  They did an amazing job, such beautiful girls. The next day everyone but Halle and I hiked to Bloomington Lake.  They had a blast going off the rope swing and cliff jumping.  Halle has had to many severe concussions and couldn't do anything and I just can't walk so we went down to JD's parents house in Paris to shower and watch Charley!  We were both bummed we couldn't go on the hike so a shower and movie really helped.  We had an amazing speaker that night and a great testimony meeting.  The girls in our ward are amazing.  I was really worried about making it through camp and being able to have fun.  JD gave me a blessing before leaving and I knew I would be able to do it.  The girls were awesome to help me, even though they had know idea how badly I needed it.  We had no drama the entire time, we all just had a great time being together in the mountains.

Thank you to Leslie, Claudy and Janeen for juggling my kids at the last minute for me.  Thank you JD for taking time off and spending it with a bunch of girls.

Purple group

Yellow Group

Pink Group 

The whole Gang.

JD and Kay did and little rock climbing, don't worry she is a leader and they were careful.

Where the girls climbed out.

Our lovely camp cooks!

We spent a day at the beach.  The girls had a blast.

Our cute camp shirts and pj pants the girls made themselves!

Yellow Junior Leaders. 

Purple Group 

Purple Junior Leaders

Pink Group

Pink Junior Leaders 

Everyone

Brynnlee's 3rd Birthday

Brynnlee is doing so well.  We are still going to a private speech therapist and she has made leaps and bounds.  She is getting more confidence in trying to say things.  We still have a long way to go, but we are seeing progress.  She is becoming more and more stubborn (if that is possible).  She is potty trained and ready to be a big sister.  She loves babies, coloring and doing anything Lexie is doing.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

She was trying to do 3 and came up with this.  We have worked on it since and she can do 3 the right way now and is pretty proud of it.

She loved opening presents.  She wasn't very happy that she had to wait until night time to do it, but she was happy with what she got.

Dressed in her new Minnie Jammies and feeding her baby.

I decided to take the girls to Lagoon because JD was in meetings all day.  My friend Claudy and her kids came with, which always makes it better.  Lexie can go on rides with her kids and I just get to sit.  All Brynnlee wanted to do was ride the train and the tug boats.  So that is what we did and she was completely satisfied with her trip to Lagoon.

The train and animals are her very favorite part of Lagoon.  We could do that and nothing else and she would be totally fine.

We went to the Fish Farm and let the girls feed the fish. 

 

JD taught both girls how to throw food in and then stick your finger in to see in the fish will bite your finger.  I know weird but they both got a kick out of doing it.

Brynnlee trying to get the fish to bite her finger.