Catching Up . . .

In July we took a road trip to Colorado for the Linscott family reunion. It was a l-o-n-g drive (during which Alex asked every few minutes, "Mama? Out?"), but we had a great time with our relatives! Here are a few highlights (with thanks to Mike Burton for many of the pictures):

Good times at Aspen Lodge cabin and at The North Pole, a nearby Christmas-themed amusement park: Abby and Katie hiking; Grandma Nora with Emie, K., and A.; Luke and Alex at the North Pole; Abby and 2nd-cousin Anna with fancy face art; all of us in Breckenridge; A. and K. in Alex's favorite spot (the stream!); Lara and Mike loving the ferris wheel!; Teisa and Baby Bayla; A. reading to K. and cousin Emie

(You can click on the collage to enlarge it.)


~Aspen Lodge~


Katie making a friend at The North Pole


Alex all decked out for the luau and loving the cabin swingset


Abby and Katie admiring Uncle Lance's catch


Grandpa Scott and Uncle Richard "judging" the horseshoe tournament


Abby on the zipline at the cabin
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After a few days in Colorado, we drove even farther west to Utah and got to see the other side of the family!

At Pops and Grannie's cabin on my b-day: Alex raiding the lollipop stash; Abby and Katie with cousins Sam, Lucy, Josh, and Lizzie; me with Mom and my sisters Lindsay and Jennie



Luke in his beloved (and sorely missed) Little Cottonwood Creek
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We had two extremely long days in the car at the end of the trip (22 hours!), but we--and our dear, old minivan, thank goodness--survived. It was a great trip!