We LOVE the annual Davis reunion each year at Zion National park, and this year did not disappoint! The kids were great in the car (Savannah's first road trip!) Somewhere along the road Savannah had a major blowout (which we didn't notice!) She really is an angel baby and I felt so bad when I finally took her out of the carseat and found the mess. Bless her.
There are SO many people on this side of the family (I think there were almost 70 people there this year). And we now take up all but 2 rooms of the motel where we stay. Since this was my third reunion, I think I am finally getting close to knowing everyone's name. This is no easy task. Obviously 70+ names is a lot to learn, but so many people have also the same name. Two or more people share the following names: Rachel, Nathan, Alicia, Jonathan, Laura, Shauna, Daniel, Matthew, Josh, Robert, Andrew, Jenny, and I'm sure there are more that I can't think of. I guess in some ways this should make it easier because there are less names overall to remember, but trying to figure out which Andrew belongs to which family can get confusing.
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The happy traveler. This was taken BEFORE the dead-stop on the freeway.
Yes, the freeway was closed. It was bad. |
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Anyone planning to do a road trip with a baby
NEEDS this contraption. It's the best! |
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| "Yippee I'm Here!!" |
Remember how we stayed in a hotel? I figured this would be as good a time as any to help Owen learn how to sleep in a big-boy queen-sized bed (I'm so afraid to make the transition because he sleeps and naps SO well in the crib!) We gave him a good talking to about not getting out of bed, etc and left the room. I checked on him after 10 minutes and all was well. We paid good attention to the monitor and didn't hear anything. When I came back to the room almost 2 hours later, this is what I found. All the lights had been turned on, he had played games on his kindle (he even turned the sound down so I wouldn't hear) and got into EVERYTHING (silently, of course). His eyes were completely glazed over from being so tired and he was desperately trying to open a box of fruit loops. Thank goodness Savannah slept through it all. And don't worry, we found a pack n play for the next night. I think he might just be sleeping in his crib until he's 12. ;)
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| Hotel rooms are just way too much fun. |
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He mostly just eats the bubbles. Props to cousin Mahrika for this pic (and the
other good ones). |
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This kid didn't hold still the entire weekend. And pretty sure he ate all
that ice off the grass. 😬 |
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Have you heard of this game? Apparently if I was still teaching high school
I would use it all the time. It made for some HILARIOUS family trivia. |
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| Savannah's first time swimming. |
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| She did great! |
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| Mama's girl. |
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Owen doesn't have enough fat to stay warm, even in a heated pool. But he
LOVES the water! |
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| Uncle Matt took Owen down the slide and made quite the splash. |
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| Owen is in there somewhere! |
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| Pools without life guards are the best. |
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| Love! |
And now onto the wedding! Apparently it's kind of a thing for Ditto's to get married right after the reunion. It makes for lots of fun family time, and the wedding was awesome and exhausting all at once! There was a reception in Garland the night before the sealing. It was gorgeous but the mosquitos ate me alive.
The ceremony, luncheon, and Centerville reception were all on Saturday. Big thanks to Aunt April who watched the kids during the luncheon so Dan and I could enjoy our food in peace. I was too busy enjoying family time to remember to take pictures, but just know that it was awesome and we LOVE Natalie!
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This is what she looked like while I was putting it on. So much poof!
I had to get a picture. :) |
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| Auntie Sara is a favorite! |
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| Bestie cousin Amberly. Too cute! |
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| Dan's great uncle Owen on the left. |
