Pioneer Day/Taylor Family Reunion

Three days after getting home from the Jones Family Reunion it was the 24th of July which is a state holiday in Utah and the weekend that the Taylor family has an unofficial reunion at Miller's Flatt.  We spent 4 nights and 5 days camping with family.  Alden is much bigger this year so he enjoyed the 4 wheelers a lot more.  After seeing what fun he was having with Dad I had to join the party.

 One day we went on a little bit longer ride for Alden.  He got pretty relaxed.

Camping is dirty so we went to the lake a couple of times for a bath.  As mentioned before Alden loves water.  Thank Dane for letting him play with you.

 The fun of playing in the lake was brought to an abrupt end when we returned to the 4wheeler and discovered a flat tire.   

 Alden kept himself entertained in the Razor while the tire was repaired enough to get it back to camp.  Unfortunately it was out of commission for the rest of the trip.

 We loved watching Alden and Sam play together. I love that they are so close in age.

 Sam has never been a fan of men that are not her Dad.  This picture was taken because it was so amazing that she let Cass hold her without crying.

 For the past 4 years we have had different competitions for the floating trophy the Golden Cup.  This year the competition was to decorate you four wheeler and then there was a parade through the other camp sites.  It was a big success for the other people at the camp site.  We will probably do it again next year just to entertain the other campers.  Here is the winning entry.

 And the victors receiving their prize

 Just being cute

 Treygann learned to drive this year.  He had a blast driving in circles around camp.

 Young boys aren't the only ones who love a good sword fight, grandpas do too.

 Alden wants a bike now.

 While we were camping there was a group of trekers that came to the campground one night.  They had horses and covered wagons and we thought it was pretty cool so the next day we took a drive to see them treking.  This kid is not spoiled at all is he?

 And we found them!  Alden was not feeling in the mood for a photo.

 

Again we had a great time with family enjoying the outdoors.  We hope our families stay close for many more years.  It is such a blessing to have cousins that are friends not just people you hear about once in a while.