Family Vacation

Nicholas Family Vacation

Summer 08

and

Gibbons Family Reunion

Two days after school got out for the summer, at about 8:00 PM, Earl and I loaded up the kids (loaded up on caffeine) and headed for Utah for summer vacation. On the way there we stopped in Tremonton to pick up a few items from Earls Uncle Dale and Aunt Karen (Rohner). They originally were going to buy us breakfast at Denny's but I think they chickened out when they thought about all eight kids in a resteraunt. So they ended up bringing cereal and milk and meeting us at a park, which was great for the kids after being cooped up in the car all night.

We finally got to Grandmas. Earl made himself right at home by throwing up all over Grandma's bathroom and then sleeping for 24 hours straight. Grandpa drove him to an airport on Sunday morning and I prayed for whoever he sat by. Several of the kids got sick with strep like symptoms that week but only Bexi ended up with a positive strep test.

Mom was nice enough to let me invite a few gals from my threadanimal group over for lunch on wednesday.

On thursday morning I took Sam, Tacie, Hyrum, and Ben to Kim's. We went to the Springfield
Art Days kids fair. They had fun making sun catchers, paper "china" and other items.


That night we headed to Ogden and attended a party for Rebecca Stoner, the daughter of our good friends, Kathy and Dennis.

Monday morning we drove to Saint Anthony Idaho for our Gibbons Family Reunion. It was so great to see everyone and spend time together. We rented a lodge in Idaho called the Three Peaks Lodge and stayed for 5 days. It has 8 bedrooms, lots of bedrooms, and space galore in the kitchen. The also have a garge full of outdoor toys that my kids enjoyed.


Everyone took turns making a meal. The food was wonderful.

My kids favorite part were some mangy, fleabitten kittens they found near the woodpile. Tiffy and Tayla played nurse for the next few days, trying to clear up their eye infections.

The kids spent some quality time together, and some not so quality time.

Dad did devotionals, which was a highlight for me and also took me to the Rexburg temple which was fun. Tiffy registered for School and it was fun to visit the campus but so MUCH has changed...it was so weird.

The day after we got home several of the kids broke out in spots. In my family Ben was the worst and he still has dark marks all over his chest where the spots were. A doctor here said it was chicken pox and so did Sophie and Tallen's doctor. Some of suspected a Jacuzzi rash as it was getting pretty funky by the fourth day and some kids spots disappeared right away.... Just glad everyone is OK.


I am already looking forward to next year!