Family Party!

Each summer we have a little family reunion with all my dad's side of the family that live here. We usually go camping at the "dirt farm" but by the end of summer we had all been camped out, so Sharla and Jeremy planned the big family bash at their house. It's the perfect house for entertaining large groups. It has something for everyone of all ages.

Of course there is always lots of food and visiting.

Gentry and Jantzyn swimming in the pool. They found this little nook that was just their size and hung out here most of the night, having it all to themselves, while the bigger kids were busy being daredevils...

Calli getting ready to jump off the balcony into the pool below.

She did it.

Sadie on the balcony trying to get up enough courage to jump. It took a while and $10 from grandma to convince her but she finally jumped off too.  She loved it and spent the rest of the night jumping off.

Talen, Gentry, and Jantzyn below watching all the kids do cannon balls, and dives off the balcony.

After a while they decided they needed a bigger challenge and started jumping off the roof above the balcony. Of course, Calli had to do it too.

Gentry enjoying a ride around the backyard on the train.

While Sadie enjoyed the paddle boats with Trasen and grandma.

Adam and I scaled to the top of the tree house

(I think the tree house alone is bigger than my house)

Once dried off they all had a blast with the indoor slide, ball pit, theater room, and ice cream machine. But their favorite was the trampoline and the Velcro wall.  Here's Sadie stuck to the wall.  It was so funny to watch the little kids because once they got stuck they couldn't get down without help. (I think I need one of those for "time out")  

Calli got a little help from Adam to get stuck upside down. 

After a while my sister and I decided we needed to go try it out. If you ever want to know how out of shape you are try jumping on a trampoline high enough to stick yourself to a Velcro wall. It was quite a workout. Luckily no one got pictures, it was quite embarrassing as to how quickly our heavy bodies would fall off the wall.

We all had a such a great time. Thank you Sharla and Jeremy again for letting us play with all your cool toys.