I Love Holidays in July because

 For the 4th of July

Kaven was able to ride his motorcycle bike in a parade

Emery got a Popsicle at the end of the bike parade

Cool star hair dos

We were able to spend time with my sisters family the Neisons

We got to spend time with cousins almost all day

There is yummy food everywhere

Sisters and brothers seem to get along better

and they also watch out for each other by holding hands every time they waited in line for the bouncy house.

More food and watermelon almost as big as your head

 For the 24th of July

Grandma Paula coming to see us

Grandpa and Brady coming to see us as well

Two candy filled parades in one month

Watching fireworks yet again on the lawn with cousins

Playing with uncle Tim after the firework show is over.

In July....

We played with cousins

Played with cousins some more

Worked in the yard of the house we were staying at.

weeded the garden

Gave Elcee more baths

Played with friends

Milked a Goat in our front yard

Moved sheep from the pasture behind our house to the pasture next to my sisters house.

Emery pretended that her little sister is her personal doll.

Elcee enjoyed the farmland we lived on

caught tadpoles with the cool nets Grandma Bug a Boo made for all the kids

I made a fish cake for Annas birthday

and a ping-pong cake for Whits birthday (it was what he asked for)

Got to explore a blackhawk helicopter

watched a blackhawk land

was able to explore a tank

In June...

Elcee slept a lot

We had our Hills 2012 Reunion

Celebrated Fathers Day

Played in a River

Took a hike to a cave.

Visited the Fremont Indian Museum

Elcee smiled a lot

Went to the Balloon Festival

My Dad rode a wiggle car

Emery taught Elcee how to color

The kids rode their bikes to the park for lunch everyday

We went swimming as a family a few different nights

Watched the Neilsons get ready for the fair.

Played with the goats and their babies out in the field behind our house.

Took a few bubble baths

Played on the double trampolines with water

Had a few water gun fights

Hills Family 2012 Summer Olympics!!

Duncan, Kaven, and Whit on their Strider Bikes

Making our Family Flag

Dantzel, James and Emery playing Leap Frog

My Dad (Jay) competing in the ladderball tournament

Cute Ned walking to his daddy (my brother Zach).

Gwen, Whit, Kaven and Anna getting excited for the Croquet Tournament

Brea playing with my beautiful sister Camrin

Dantzel watching the games

Emery displaying our family flag

Almost all the nieces (just missing Gwen) admiring their new girl cousin.  Notice Casey in the back sick on the couch.  Yeah we had a bug going around all weekend.

Paper Plane contest

Kaven showing off our flag now (It is a "J" for Johnson instead of a "U" for Utes.

Team Grand: Rhonda (Mom), Leslie, Jay (Dad)

 

 

Team Johnson: Kaven, Dallas, Emery, Tim and Elcee

Team Hills: Zach, Lincoln, Ned, Nikki, and Gwen

Team Park: James, Camrin, Brea, Dantzel, and Duncan (Brandon not pictured because he was taking his turn being sick)

Elcee sporting our family flag

Pie eating contest

Dantzel, Casey, and Heston getting ready for the pie eating contest.

The adult Pie eating contest

Emery, Lincoln, Casey, Dantzel, Duncan and James doing a song/skit at the closing ceremonies.

I planned a Family Reunion themed around the Summer Olympics this year and I think it turned out pretty well.  Most importantly, we were able to get together with almost everyone in my family.  We had all kind of events from things pictured here to ping-pong tournaments, target shooting and more.  We started it off with an opening ceremony where Casey shared a story of one of our Ancestors and ended the games with a closing ceremony where the kids acted out a skit about that person we learned about during the reunion.  We kept score and even had prizes which ended up being kind of dramatic, yet it all worked out in the end.  Thank you so much to my family for all the yummy food, the traveling and your help in preparing for this reunion.  I sure love my family and wish we could get together more often.