Kelson Family Reunion 2011

Well we did it!  We finally had a successful Kelson Family reunion and it was tons of fun! We are already looking forward to next years adventure.  The best part was that we killed two birds with one stone.  We got to see lots of cousins...missed lots more and we even camped over night.  Something the boys have been begging to do all summer.  Here's the highlights...

This was the highlight for me!  A little message from grandpa carved into the aspens.  So Cool!

We found two!  I was ecstatic!

We got there just in time to get our tents up while it was still light and then we lit the fire and started the smores and memory telling

A side-note: Alex was so happy to make everyone a treat.  He finally got around to making his own creation and Holly asked him what he was doing and he said: "Just making a little somethin' for me!"  It was funny!

Goofballs!  Dustin - Cody - Jonathan

It was so good to see Robyn and her family

Robyn - Morgan - Holly

Cheese!

Zeke and I having a "nuggle" (snuggle) as he puts it.  I was in heaven being in the mountains with my family.  So fun!

Tara and the kiddos

Holly and Tara

Emmarie and Becky

Cody - Jonathan - Morgan - Tyson

(It was funny...the whole time Becky and Robyn kept saying, "I can't believe you are all grown men...weird!"

Cheers!

Becky - Amy - Robyn - Holly

(as promised...only from the waste up! LOL!)

 Tara brought her dog Allie...We got away with leaving our at Dustin's mom's for the weekend.  She was a hoot though.  I think she thinks shes a person!

 We did lots of fishing and caught just enough to make everyone happy!  Jayden caught the first one with a worm.

 Alex caught one too!

 Dallin had one on his hook for a long time and we kept telling him it was just weeds.  When he finally got it in and we realized it was in fact a fish i jumped off his hook just he got it up on the bank.  It was a hoot!

 Derrick and Emmarie - Cute cousins!

 Holly taking a lesson on the motorcycle...she only scared a few kids off the road.  Hilarious!

 Alex and Dallin were in heaven riding the motorcycle.  They think that's what they're getting for Christmas...ya right! 

 Cody helping Zeke real his fishy to the shore.

 Again...Dustin was a trooper getting all the fisher-kids all set up.  He only got hooked a few times this trip!  LOL!  He was also a trooper getting the new BIG tent...making sure we were ready to go while I was at work.  Helping with the motorhome and trailer, setting up the BIG tent, packing it all up, driving us all home while we snoozed.  Thanks Honey!  You made our trip a fun memory!

 Shooting the BB guns...grandpa would have loved this!

 Craig in his pontoon boat...funny memory!

 Becky came prepared with tons of fun things for the kids to do.  Zeke went through three outfits and four things of bubbles before we decided that bubbles were not a good camping companion. Thanks Becky for all your hard work making sure we all had fun things to do!

 More of Allie the guard dog!

Pioneer Weekend!

We went to Fillmore for the 24th of July weekend and had a great time...again!  First we did a little work in Becky's yard...well Dustin did a little work...I mostly enjoyed the scenery and smelled the fresh pine air and sat on the porch LOL!  Then we played...

Before the Rodeo we stopped at Scipio Park for a picnic with Becky and Craig and their family.  It was Yummy!  Nothing like cold watermelon and "Good Ice" on a hot day! Thank Becky for all you do!

I will admit in advance that I went crazy with the camera at the rodeo!  The "Kodak Moments" were too cute to pass up and I couldn't decide what to post.  Nothing like cute kids in cowboy hats at the rodeo...We had a blast!

So cute! (Sidenote: Dallin with his dad's sunglasses on...he though he was very cool!)

Does this say "America" or what?  Love this part of the rodeo!

Lucky for us we were stationed right next to the shaved ice shack!  The kids were in heaven!

I think this picture makes my top ten list for the year! Love love LoVe it!

This one too!

My niece Aliya...she fits right in.  Love her!

Awe...Sweet.

They got board and started playing games...

Zeke...so cute in his hat...Loved the animals!

Dustin having a good time at his old stomping grounds

Alex

Derrick

Dallin

This clown was 99 years old!  The boys were mesmerized when he came to talk to them!

We went for a walk to try to help CJ start into labor...it didn't work LOL! But we got some cute pictures of the kiddos!  Shannon and Zeke...how cute are these little three year olds?  Full of life and best buds!  Love crackers and cheese and eating and playing.  So Sweet.

Our little Zeke...what would we do without him?

A sidenote: I have to remember that Zeke is saying funny things all the time.  His latest words are:
"Mom I want to watch Lady and the Crap!"  (Tramp)
"Mom when are we going to go cramping?!? (Camping)
"Mom!  I hungry!"  He says this constantly weather he's hungry or not!
Loves the puppies.  Packs poor Stella everywhere he goes and she's good to put up with him.  He's going to love her to death one of these days.

  We took the dogs with us on our walk and they pooped out halfway around the cemetery.  Dustin had to "stroll" them home.  It was hilarious!

By the time we got back Diesel was ready to roll again.  We turned our backs for two seconds and he went missing as usual.  We found him in the back yard with the "BIG DOGS" Jake and Grizz who had the good sense to ignore him and not break his neck.  Grizz is the size of a small horse and Diesel is not taller than the grass on a good day LOL!

It was hilarious.  Diesel thinks he is so big, but when faced with a choice he lays down and plays dead.  He knows it's his only defense.  Those little legs don't get him far LOL!