We had a wonderful Gee Family Reunion up in Utah July 1-3rd. Phil's brother Clark's wife Melanie planned such an amazing time for all of us! We started the reunion off hiking up the Steward Falls up Provo Canyon. It was so beautiful. I always forget how pretty the mountains are! The boys had a blast with all their cousins hiking to the falls and then playing in the stream.
Then, that evening, we had a dinner at Phil's parents house. After dinner, the kids played on the slip n' slide and then Melanie had all these fun games planned.
The next day, we spent at Willard Bay jet skiing and playing in the lake.
A trip to Utah wouldn't be complete without a stop to the BYU bookstore. I think the boys were about as excited about this stop as Phil was. He's already got them brain washed. Landen pretends "college" and of course, he goes to BYU. Future cougars!
That afternoon, Melanie planned some really cute and fun crafts for the little kids to do. They made treasure boxes, decorated canvas bags and filled bottles with rainbow sand. She is the best Aunt ever!
That evening, we had a BBQ and carnival in John and Kathleen's backyard. Melanie really outdid herself with this one. There were so many fun carnival games set up, like bean bag tosses, fishing, baseball tosses, mini golf, etc. She also had a few of the older cousins do face painting. And she had a cotton candy machine- because it wouldn't be a true carnival with out one. The boys had such a blast!
Here is what their face painting looked like. Nathan was a monster, Landen a tiger and Carter a cat (or something like that- he wouldn't let us do anything more).
Last but not least- SPaRkLeRs!!!
It was such a fun reunion and we had such a great time seeing all Phil's brothers and sisters again. He has such a big family and they are so spread out, so it was really a treat! The boys loved playing with all their cousins too. I only wish we lived closer to them!
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