The Williams Family Reunion

We spent a week near Sun River, OR for the Williams family reunion in a couple of houses right off the river. 

Paulina Falls, I think.

 Here's the whole gang.  We took some normal pictures with everyone looking at the camera and smiling sweetly but this picture is probably closer to the way things really were the whole week :)

 Heidi and Carissa were good buddies the whole week and had so much fun.  It had been three years since we last saw Carissa's family!!  Luckily we'll see them again in one year.

 I wouldn't mind having this for my back yard all the time.

 Nicole and Briella with their giant marshmallows.

 Hiking up a mountain of obsidian and pumice.  This was really cool and the view on the other side was even more amazing than this one.

 Heidi and cousins down in the lava flow cave.  It was very hot outside but underground it was 40 degrees.  This was the only part Tyler really didn't like.  He made it all the way in but got tired of the dark and cold and told us about it all the way out.

 Heidi, Brittany, and Carissa in a little tiny pumice cave.

Family Reunion and Tyler's 1st Birthday

We left two days after school got out for a Lyman Family Reunion at Island Park, Idaho near Yellowstone.  It was a great way to start off our summer; a fun filled week without one dull moment.  Here are some of my favorite pics from the week. 

Heidi and Grandpa on the 4-wheeler.  I love this picture!  On our last night there they went for a ride and saw a bear and a moose.

 Granny Jo entertaining Tyler with a song.  What a good grandma :)

 Nicole and Grandpa taking a breather and enjoying the moment.  She loves to get a "rescue mission" from Grandpa even when she doesn't need to be rescued.

 This is the group we called "Joni and the in-laws".  Pretty tough huh?  They went running together one morning but didn't really keep it up due to playing rook into the wee hours of the night.

 Tyler impressing everyone with his cup stacking abilities. 

He is a pretty gifted stacker if I do say so myself :)

 A sign made by my cousin Myken and her husband.  They own a sign making business and surprised us by having this hanging up on the morning of Tyler's birthday.  It's bigger than it looks in this picture.  It's covering the whole loft banister.  Thanks again Myken and Brian!!  I'm sure Tyler won't mind having a "Cars" birthday for quite a few more years so we can use it again and again.

 The happy birthday boy.  He was pretty confused by all the attention he was getting.

 I love the way he's looking at his cupcake.  

 Tyler and cousin, Crosby.

 Tyler and Carson with their matching hats.  They gave Tyler his hat for his birthday.

 The Taylor Swift fan club singing their hearts out.

 Nicole's travel buddies, Hayden and Ava.  They got along great about 90 percent of the time :)

 We saw plenty of these guys at Yellowstone.  I hear that they have very small brains for having such big heads.  They definitely have no fear of cars and just walk along the road like they are one.

  A fun little machine we all rented for a day.  It was fun but left us covered in a thick layer of dust from head to toe.

 Tyler's first 4-wheeler ride.  He fell asleep as most babies do with the loud noise and jiggly ride.

 A rare smile from our boy at the Bear Park.  This was a really cool place where we got to see grizzly bears and wolves close up.

Tyler's travel buddy in the car was Granny Jo.  He grew quite fond of her and I just love this picture too.  We had so many fun and memorable moments.  A family is such a wonderful blessing!