Saturday, August 5, 2023

Summer Vacation 2023: Bullock Reunion +

When we got to Welling Nixon really wanted to sleep in the tent trailer. He slept half the night in there before he came back in because the noise from the highway was disrupting his sleep.


There were peas ready in Grandma and Grandpa's garden when we arrived


So Grandma put the kids to work shelling peas


Kim got to help out in the garden



Nixon and Lyza both learned how to play Rook



The kids also got to play Sequence


I flew the drone and got a few pictures of Grandma and Grandpa's place








The boys helped Grandma make some muffins for breakfast



The kids found lots of big grasshoppers


We spent an afternoon at Red Rock Canyon in Waterton






We had fun at the natural water slides


After Red Rock Canyon we drove to Mountain View for the Bullock reunion

This is the inn where we stayed




The view of Chief Mountain was beautiful




Lyza immediately gravitated to the piano


The kids loved playing near this pond



They found a little toad







It was fun to see the kids with their cousins and second cousins






There was lots of good food





It was nice to be able to visit with everyone




The kids got to do a movie the first night




There was a fire pit for the bigger kids that evening


And some Rook of course



Mason built a fort the next morning


More good food and visiting



We played outdoor games Saturday morning







Kim was in charge of some of the games and she rocked it



Lyza playing one of the relay games


Nixon


Mason


Haley is always so happy



Spectators



This game they had to pass a cup full of water from the front of the line to the back of the line alternating between passing it over their head and between their legs


Kevin was attacked with the water



But he got revenge


Kevin and Blake were human pinatas (candy glued to their shirts and the kids running after them trying to grab the candy)





The kids got the better of them



Nixon messing with the mirror


There was rock painting




Big bubbles



Henry working hard



The old folks visited while the kids played



There was a water fight


There was Spikeball


Crossnet


There was more visiting





We took a group photo with the drone


And another with the camera and tripod. This is most of those that attended but not all.


The kids needed a little break and a sweet treat


More visiting


Stories



Games





Saturday evening we had a dance









It took Henry a little while to loosen up but he got there



There was some karaoke




And ice cream


Horse riding




The kids had so much fun with all the other kids






They were so tired by bed time



Sunday morning we got ready for church and went to church in Mountain View


Then it was off to Waterton for the day



It was hot and the lake felt amazing





We had some lunch there




The kids got to play with their cousins and second cousins some more



There was more visiting and catching up



Henry flew a kite




We did some jumping into the lake









They couldn't pass up a photo here



Another toad







This sums up the day and the reunion


Passed out on the way home


The next day Nixon and Mason got to ride in the swather with Uncle Tim












Henry giving a surprise to Grandma


We got to shell peas together and watch a movie


We drove home through Montana to change things up and stopped in St. Regis



We had so much fun in Welling at at the Bullock reunion.

Take care

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