Family reunion

My dad's side of the family had a reunion this week out by Strawberry reservoir. Although we weren't quite up to staying there overnight, we were able to drive there Thursday and Friday afternoons and leave later on. It made for some late nights, but it was totally worth it. Tons of cousin play/bonding  time!

All 9 grandkids.

 It got pretty chilly in the evening and rained off and on.

Daryn slept a lot, but was a good sport and helped hold her own binky in. 

 Reagan of course found something to climb on and something to hit.

 Eve did great too, and then the girls waited patiently for the bigger kids to break open the pinata to see what was inside!

 There were lots of tickle fights, and more movie time.

And of course, I don't have any pictures of the biggest adventure of all. There was a riving running through the campground that was perfect for tubing, although pretty cold. We were determined to go at least once, but by the time we got up there, got the girls fed and taken care of, got ready, and waited our turn for tubes, it was fairly late in the afternoon and very thunderstorm-y. Nevertheless, Eric, Sharon, Eve, Lance, Reagan and I pressed on. Probably not the smartest idea... It was not too bad at first- just cold, until it started pouring halfway down the river. Reagan was on my lap, and she handled it pretty well. Eve, on the other hand, was not pleased. She screamed and cried for her dad all the way. By the time we got to the end point, we were completely drenched and freezing. We booked it back to the lodge and our towels and dry clothes as fast as we could!

Edited to add:
Pics from Sharon!  
 
Before and after.
 

Saturday, after the reunion ended, Lance's parents were kind enough to invite my whole family to their motor home that was parked in Park City for a delicious meal. It was so fun to be together their with everyone, eat some yummy food, go swimming, and celebrate Sharon's birthday. Mumsy was there with them and was thrilled to pieces to meet her newest great-granddaughter. It was also exciting because Daryn got her harness for her hips taken off at her doctor's appointment Friday morning, so she was basking in her new freedom!

 Reagan was chillaxing- 3 days of short naps were starting to take their toll. By the time we got home Saturday evening, we were all exhausted. Too bad there was still lots to do! Cleaning and cooking for all our company that was coming the next day for Daryn's blessing!

Just some photos

A few snapshots from earlier this week:

 Reagan "nursing" her baby dino. I'm so proud!

 This girl is in love with herself already- and I can't blame her!

Showing off the truck she built with Daddy.

 So big!

Like mother, like daughter :). Wish I had her tan...

Newborn and 2 year pics

One of my good friends in the ward took these pictures over a month ago. I haven't posted them yet because we were waiting to surprise our parents with framed prints this weekend. But here are some of my favorites. Tami did such a great job!!

Pioneer Day and Family Fun

Lance has been working so much lately, but luckily he was able to get a little break this week. Pioneer Day (Wednesday) he worked from home all day, then we went to the neighborhood bbq and chatted with friends for a few hours. Reagan was all dressed for the festivities. Until she decided she hated this outfit. I only got a smiling picture of her by bribing her with taking it off as soon as I got a picture.

Friday, Lance took work off so we could spend some time as a family. We decided to check out the Rec center a couple towns over. Reagan loved the big slide and we went over and over again.

 Daryn slept.

We were also able to go to the park, and walk a ways down the path, where Reagan discovered this low tree, just perfect for climbing on. 

It was so nice to be able to spend some time with Lance last week! He works so hard for our family, and we appreciate it, but we miss him when he's busy. I can't believe how well he juggles work, family, and church. He's the best husband and daddy ever! Just ask Reagan:

Daryn turns 2 months

Daryn turned 2 months old on Tuesday, the 23rd! Unfortunately, we spent the entire day at the pediatricians and then Primary Children's for various appointments. We were worried because one of her kidneys did not appear to be draining. I was reading the blog I wrote when Reagan turned two months to refresh my memory. It sure has been different this time around! At her appointment on Tuesday, she weighed 7 lbs 1 oz and was 19 inches. No percentiles because, of course, she isn't even on the charts. But she is now in newborn clothes instead of preemie! She hadn't really hit any milestones as of Tuesday, but two days later she started smiling! I was nursing her late at night before bed and she just smiled and smiled at me for 10-15 seconds. I almost died, it was so cute. She can hold her head up pretty well at this point. She still sleeps most of the day, and can go up to a 5 hour stretch at night. Some days she is pretty good at putting herself to sleep, others she cries a lot. Nevertheless, we love this little peanut a lot. I am constantly amazed by the miracle that she is!

 Some sweet shots from this week.

A little nap in the waiting room.

A sleepy grin captured on camera!

Terrible Two's

They've hit us like a brick wall. A brick wall moving at the speed of a lightening-fast toddler. This weekend, even between the two of us, Lance and I felt outnumbered, outsmarted, and outgunned by our trixy little girl. She's a sweet little angel 90% of the time. It's that other ten percent that you've got to watch out for, and you never know when it's coming. Yesterday, in the space of just a few hours, Reagan managed to put her face in and drink from a puddle of stagnant rainwater and grab a handful of the old grease/meat drippings from under our grill and stuff it in her mouth. If that doesn't make her sick, then I don't know what will... And then leaving her unattended in the kitchen for just a couple of minutes gave us this:

Yes. That is an entire, brand-new container of salt dumped on our dinner. Luckily, it only got on the hot dogs, and they were salvageable after a little hosing down.

Then this morning, a real treat for me. I was in the bathroom drying my hair and Reagan was on our bed, watching Caillou, her new favorite show. Usually nothing can pry her away from it, so I thought she would be fine. Then she came into the bathroom to show me this:

 She had got into Lance's graphite skin medicine that he keeps by his side of the bed, and it was everywhere. All over our bed. And that stuff does not come out. It's essentially just black grease. After the third washing today, the stains are just beginning to fade. 

Some days I feel like all I do is put her in time out. And yell at her (I'm working on that...). Feel free to judge our awesome parenting skills. I know I am. 

On another note, last Sunday Shay, Britta, and Cal came over for dinner. Reagan was happy to see her cousin, and luckily, Cal had just had his birthday the day before, so we didn't have two crazy two year olds running around :).