While we were there, John held Kaiya for a little while. It was such a beautiful site to see this big, hard-working man hold my tiny, little baby with such love!
Hands can tell a lot about a person, and this picture tells a lot about a man and his love for his grandkids!
Look how comfortable Kaiya looks in his arms!
And that thumb was perfect to chew on! Thanks Papa John for being such a wonderful dad and Grandpa! We love you tons!
We were staying in a cabin right on the lake. Most of the family camped outside, but I got to sleep inside...on a bed...because I am a nursing mom! That is one good thing about having a baby! It was rainy and cold almost the whole time, but it didn't stop us from having fun. Here the kids are playing a game with Aunt Jamie.
It was so cold at the lake, we decided to go to the hot springs near by. It warmed us up enough to allow us to brave the lake again!
It was really fun to have Grandma and Pa there too. This is a 4 generation picture. None of my kids are looking at the camera. I hope someone got a better picture....my camera didn't.
This is a fun picture. It is of all 5 of my siblings, my mom, and her dad and step-mom.
We did lots of fun activities at this reunion. One of the fun things we did was have a leg wrestling night. I love this picture of my two brother-in-laws! 
We had a potato peeling contest, and a few other fun games that we did for our own pioneer day. Then, we made a great stew with the potatoes.
We spent a lot of time by the fire, even during the day! The kids would make a fire, go swimming, and then stand by the fire to get warm! Here we were singing songs, and telling stories, and I was zoning my grandma's feet. It was a wonderful evening. 
One of the activities we did was make a quilt to celebrate my in-laws posterity. We each decorated a square and then we put them all together into this quilt. It turned out darling. 
We ate good food. I love this picture because it shows dad wearing his basketball shorts. He is the most wonderful father-in-law that a girl could ask for. All of his boys have the same shorts, I wish we would have had all of them wear them for a picture. That would have been cute.
One of the other activities we did was a service project. The grandkids did a lot of cleaning etc. for Grandma/pa, the boys worked on the roof, we took a piano through a window, and it all ended with a water fight!
I am so pleased that all of us were able to be together for the reunion. Our family is growing bigger so quickly, and many of us live far away, but it is always worth the time that we spend TOGETHER!
This is my sweet husband getting beat by his nephew in a wrestling match. They do this about once a year, and our sweet nephew beats him every time....dispite the size difference! Chris is very strong for his size!
Each family was in charge of an activity. We made rockets. This is a photo of some of the launchers.
We were also celebrating my in-law's 50th wedding anniversary. Here they are giving each son a pile of photos of their wedding day, and some other fun picts to have for geneology reasons.
Here are some of the kids making their rockets for our activity.
She is finally here! And I have to say, I am just getting used to the fact that she is a SHE! She was 6 lbs. 7 oz. and 18 1/2 inches long.
We didn't find out the gender of our baby until the day she was born. For some reason I thought we were going to have a boy....I guess mother's intuition is not as reliable as I would have guessed! When they told me it was a girl, I was so shocked. It took me 2 days to name her because I had not REALLY thought of girl names, because I thought I was having a boy! 
We finally came up with a name by the 3rd day, but we didn't put it on the birth certificate until the day we left....just in case! I am so excited that she is a girl because it gave me the opportunity to name her after my best friend, someone I look up to, someone who is beautiful in every aspect of her life, someone who makes me want to be a better person myself. We named her Kaiya Braumlee Saunders, after her Aunt Braumlee, my younger sister. In the picture above, Braumlee is holding her namesake. I know that Kaiya will be proud to be named after such an amazing person. 
We are loving every second of this beautiful little girl. She already has found a special place in all of our hearts. Now, if she could just figure out that we sleep at night and play during the day! 
