It was a major odreal just to get all the cars unloaded. There were five cars in all. We eventually got everything where it needed to be and we all claimed our sleeping spots. It was wonderful to be all together under the same roof. The kids love the four square court. Caroline kept us all entertained with her "performances."
Joseph and Kevin put together a new grill so we could fix dinner. It is a good thing there is no audio with this or you might hear some "grill words." Emily and Laura were taking requests at the piano and Sariah was in heaven. Katy and Brian taking a chance to chill.
On Friday morning we had a great breakfast thanks to Kevin and Toni. I still crave those biscuits. After we cleaned up we headed for the zoo. A highlight was a stop at the carousel. For several weeks before we went, the kids talked at length about which animal they would ride on. I guess half the fun is in the anticipation. Poor Sariah was so patient all day waiting to see the camels. When we finally got there, we could not get to the exhibit because of some construction. She was truly heartbroken.
Brook became quite attached to Donny. He was super cute with her. That's right, Donny, I said you were cute. The girls took "turns" in the stroller. It was nice and hot so it was worth lugging around the water bottles. Caroline and Brook were too cute. (There's that word again.)
Friday night we had another yummy dinner and stayed up too late laughing, eating treats and playing games.
Saturday we ate again (boy, we had a TON of food) and headed to the reservoir. Dad rented a boat and a wave runner. It was a blast. I forgot my camera when it was our turn in the boat. The kids loved it. Brook did not really move so we were shoked when she volunteered to ride on the tube with her dad. We pulled a huge innertube behind the boat. Saraih and Caroline did not want to ride but the rest of us did. Brook was hilarious. Halfway through her ride, she waved at all of us in the boat. Zac had no fear. He loved any chance to ride and everytime we stopped to change riders, he was over the side of the boat for a swim. He even got a ride on the wave runner with Kevin. Ally had enough of the tube when we got swamped. She was petrified even though she had a life jacket on. I was laughing and she clung to my neck so I could not swim her back to the boat. Thanks Kevin, for helping. Despite a wardrobe malfunction, I enjoyed my rides, too.
We got back to the cabin and reluctantly packed up. We got down out of the canyon in time for an exteded Walker family party. On Sunday we got to go to church together and then went to an extended Puckett family party. It was a whirlwind of family. We were exhausted, but so grateful for all the memories we made. Here's to 2011 and the great time we'll have when we do it all over again.
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