Higbee Family Reunion Pictures Part I

Grandpa and Grandmommy were so generous in helping to provide a great reunion for all of us. We love them and wish we could see them more often.
Jonathan and Isaac enjoyed playing together during the reunion. They are very handsome boys.
This is where most of the kids sat for meal times. It was totally amazing how much food it took to feed all of us.
Jonathan and Evan slept in the "boy room" of the large house we all stayed in for the reunion. The room had bunk beds and a rock climbing wall.
This is up at Alta ski resort close to where we went hiking. It was hard to believe that it was the end of June while looking at this much snow.
All of the Higbee cousins except for Emily who was eating at the time. This was just before we started the hike up the trail.
Lindsay, Emily, and I got a little bit of a late start but caught up with the group in time for lunch. It was amazing how much snow was on the ground. There were a lot of little and big streams of water on the trail where the melting snow was running off the mountain.
Evan and Jonathan pose for a picture. They were a little grouchy about eating sandwiches for lunch. Jonathan his holding one of his "stuffies" named Tinsel in his hands. He always has a little stuffed animal friend with him wherever he goes. I am not sure how that is going to work when he starts Kindergarten in a few weeks.
I carried Emily for a little while but then it was Daddy's turn. Emily loves to be outside. She points at everything and makes the same "unh" sound to know what it is or to try and touch.
What a good-looking couple, right? We might not be as young as we used to be but we are definitely getting wiser and more grateful for the little things.
The girls did a little bit of "skiing" when we stopped for lunch. We couldn't hike any higher because there was too much snow. They even got mom to ski down once. Evan also "skied" down several times.
Here's a picture of Laurel giving it a try. She also was nice enough to give several of the smaller cousins a ride down the snow hill.
Baby Emily enjoyed trying to drink water out of a bottle. She was actually pretty successful.
Uncle Joseph gave Evan a lift after he fell down while hiking down the mountain. He scraped up his knees and got a couple of bruises. In this picture he is giving his brave face for the camera.
This is Lindsay and Grandmommy at the baby blessing for cousin Daniel. Don't they both look beautiful. I love this picture of both of these lovely ladies.

Fourth of July

This year for the Fourth of July we did some fun things. In the morning Michael and the kids along with Joey and Angela and their kids tried to see some hot air balloons, but the weather did not cooperate. We watched some of the parade and enjoyed a BBQ and fireworks at night. Auntie got off of work early and came over for fireworks and strawberry shortcake.

Auntie Lindsay helps Emily enjoy a sparkler. She was mesmerized by the sparkling lights.
Evan loved doing sparklers with his siblings and cousins before it started raining.
In the afternoon the kids played in the backyard with their cousin Isaac. It was very hot and humid, especially for Utah. The rain held out until that night during the fireworks.
The kids were trying to rig up an invention on the playground.
Emily was working on standing up in the grass while holding onto the red bouncy ball behind her. My guess is that she will be walking within the next 2 weeks.

Laurel's Swim Meet

This summer Laurel joined the city swim team. She has gotten up early to practice all summer long. Michael took some video of her meet last Saturday. I think that the first video is of her butterfly race and the second is her last relay.