Every year we plan our trip to Utah around when the Leavitt Reunion will be. It's really important to me that my boys get to know their extended family. Especially since we live far from so many of them. There's nothing quite like three days of full time family time to solidify bonds. This year Sue and Justin were in charge and it was held at an old school that has been converted to a reunion home in Idaho. That meant there was a full gym, complete with a rock wall. It had a giant kitchen with a walk-in fridge and freezer. A pond for fishing and a pool and hot tub for swimming. They even let us use two giant inflatables for one of the days. We're up to a whopping 106 Leavitts these days and Sue did a great job of helping us all to know what number we are in the family and how it all began with my incredible grandparents. We had the usual cousin birthday party complete with a gift exchange and Grandma's cake and cookies. And the highlight of the whole thing was probably the full-blown carnival Sue and Justin put on. Down to the smallest detail it was the real-deal. One of the nights Uncle Jake found an abandoned baby bird and after that Tanner felt it was his duty to mash worms and feed it to him. Dean and I managed to sneak away one afternoon for a motorcycle ride. The view was gorgeous! Poor Bridger ended up with a super high fever most the time we were there and so Dean and I spent much of our time taking turns holding him. Braddock managed to hook himself while fishing and Dean had to remove the treble hook from his arm. Yikes! And our air conditioning went out on our van on the drive there so we ended up leaving a night earlier than planned so we could get home without putting a fevering baby in a million degree car. But all those mishaps are what memories are made of right!? We feel incredibly blessed to be a part of such an amazing family. Grandma and Grandpa sure have laid a wonderful foundation for all of us to build on.
Fishing
Tanner finally caught his much anticipated fish. He even did it while wearing his balloon hat which he lovingly dubbed "Turdy the Turtle."
Playing
I totally creamed Tanner at our obstacle course race. It "may" have been because I cheated. I couldn't be shown up by a 9 year old!
Rock Climbing
Landon was a champ. He kept at it and kept at it until he had scaled the whole wall.
Even Grandma did some climbing.
The Carnival
Birthday Party
Baby Bird
Biking
Babies
To finish things up we had to snap a picture of these cuties all grown up. Hard to believe they're all 7 now!
