July went by with a lot of unpacking and getting settled. We enjoyed our community pool a bit and tried to keep cool. Tink had a registration day at middle school where she got her schedule and picture taken for her ID. She was so excited. I had a hard time getting used to the idea of doing school shopping in July! (School started August 6.) PC stayed busy working night shiftwork. Not much fun for him or us.
By the end of July, we were so excited to go to Idaho for the Coleman Family Reunion. We took two days driving up, staying the night at a Holiday Inn in Rock Springs, WY. We arrived in Rexburg a bit earlier than when we could check into the place we were staying, so we went to their park downtown that has one of the oldest carousel's in the world and let the kids ride it and play in the park.
Then we drove up the road a bit to St. Anthony and arrived at Three Peaks Lodge, where we were staying for the reunion. Two years ago at our last reunion, everyone had decided that it was too hard for everyone to fit at Nana and Papa's house, so we found this place that would hold us all and had lots of activities for everyone. And boy did it! We all had a blast! I'll let the pictures speak for themselves and explain a bit as I go.
This was the gym area. They had basketball hoops, this superfast slide you see PC going down, a ton of ride on bikes and toys, balls, cones, and hockey. The kids spent most of their time here. When they weren't here in the gym, they spent time in their "bunkhouse" that was filled with foam cubes to build forts, dress up clothes, and these cool magnetic toys. For the most part, they all got along. With over 25 kids running around, that was pretty amazing!
The pond just beyond the lodge was another fun spot. It did worry us as parents, but we made sure all the children understood that they were not allowed to go down there without a parent or other adult in charge of them. They all followed this rule very well and we enjoyed time on the two canoes provided.
The lodge was stocked with games, equipped with foosball, air hockey, and shuffleboard, tennis and basketball courts outside, along with volleyball net, a small creek, and a play fort/swing area. We were never bored. Though you can see by the picture of Bucko in the lower right, that we were worn out by the end of the day. We had a family talent show the first night. Tink played the piano and she and Minnie both sang the song from "Tangled" entitled "At Last I See the Light." They did a great job. Bucko did a great handstand for his talent and held it for a long time. We were pretty impressed. I think it was his best handstand yet!
Another night we did kareoke, which is always fun. And the last night we did a family dance. We played games outside one day, had a pinata another day, and enjoyed each other's company every single day! We did have a scare as PC's brother-in-law got very sick. They live in Canada and decided they had to get him home and to the doctor immediately. He has some serious health issues and can recognize when things are getting bad and he needs help. So they left really early on Friday morning and started driving home. We were all very concerned for them and kept them in our prayers the whole day. We called several temples to put his name on the prayer roll. By the afternoon, he was better! They had made it the Grand Forks and decided they would drive back to finish out the last day of the reunion! We were so glad it all worked out and he was ok.
We drove the whole way home on Saturday as PC had work on Sunday. The kids started school the next day as well, and we needed to rest up and get ready for that big day!
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