Streeter Family Reunion - Part 2 - Cody (the after-party)

After our fun week at Island Park, we returned to Cody. Jared flew back to work in Portland while Dani and the kids stayed and played. We got to see Grandma Pat, which was fun.

On his way up the back stairs, Liam got stung twice by a wasp - right in between the eyes! The poor kid had a swollen face for a few days afterward - and a new fear of any flying bug.

The Park County fair was in town, so we went over with the cousins and visited the animal exhibits. It's somewhat of a gathering place, and we ran into a few friends while we were there, too. There were some street performers that were fun to watch.

One of the highlights of the state fair was the pig wrestling. The goal was for the team to hoist the muddy pig into a barrel. There were teams of adults and teams of kids, and everyone had a good laugh watching the pig wrestling.

The kids all rode a few rides, got super healthy food, and had a fun time at the fair.

It isn't a trip to Cody without a trip to DQ!

 

Vicki took the kids to town to play mini golf. I think it was an interesting experience for all!

Torin loved watching grandpa mow the lawn. Grandpa's lawn is much bigger and his lawn mower is much cooler than Torin is used to

The kids decided to try some "land waterskiing" in their own creative way. Somehow, it was fast enough to keep the scooter rider upright, even over a bumpy surface.

Dani, Vicki, and the kids took a trip to the George pond to play in the water and to paddle boat around.

One new addition to the pond is the water slide. It was fast, and it was fun!

and it made for some great pictures

Grandma got out her water toys one warm day and all of the kids played in the very cold water!

One of the very favorite activities is riding four wheelers around the yard. Heath has quite a few that he stores at Grandpa's shop, and all the kids got to take turns riding. Kate and Liam even got to drive (with proper supervision).

Jared came back for the weekend - and to drive the crew back to Portland.

Torin and Treycen got along most of the time - except the occasional disagreement about who should be driving the four wheeler.

2 weeks were great to spend with the cousins. They are such good friends!

  

Traveling with this crew

We do a lot of travel during the summer, driving many hours. This summer, we added a few stops to our normal route and enjoyed time in places we don't always see.

On our way to Island Park, we stopped at Kaci's house. Toby and Tyler stayed up late with the adults the first night, cracking us up! The next morning, the big kids played with NERF guns, and Kate and Torin were content to play with Kamryn's bunny.

On the way to Island Park, we spent a few hours with Grandpa Walters in his home. Patrice and Austin came and joined us as well. It was good to see and visit with Grandpa!

We also took Dani and the kids to Granny's grave site. The monument was new since Jared had been there last year for the funeral. It was special to have the whole family there.

Here's a picture of the fully-loaded Yukon because it's important to remember just how much stuff we would have to bring! We haven't had to resort to a car-top carrier just yet.

We're really happy to have all the space for all the people and the things that come with the people! We have plenty of activities for everyone (for the straight roads, at least). On the windy roads, we are listening to the Harry Potter books to keep everyone entertained (and to avoid car sickness).

 

Driving through Idaho leaves the front of the Yukon looking gross!

Driving out of Island Park, we took a short detour to watch Old Faithful. It was a super hot day in Yellowstone!

Jared spent part of the week back in Portland, flying out of Cody. He considered getting some food at the Cody airport 'restaurant,' but couldn't find anything he wanted in the limited selection.

Streeter Family Reunion - Part 1 - Island Park

For the third time, we all joined together at Island Park for a week of fun on the lake. This time, we were all able to fit into the same cabin, which we enjoyed. The cabin itself was unique - it was interesting because it was an older cabin that had a huge addition added onto it where the majority of the family stayed.

The lake this year was nice and full - but had a strong presence of algae and as a result, was quite green!

That did not stop us from spending a lot of time on the lake! The kids all loved the tube and spent lots of time behind the boat on the tube.

  

Everyone had a riding partner - Kate and Bentley, Jacob and Breckin, and Claire and Brighton. Liam picked different partners each time. 

The best pictures we got were the adults - David and Kylie got an especially wild ride, and the looks on Liam's and Heath's faces are hilarious (Heath said he just had eaten a bug!)

The dads took the 2-year-olds on the tube together. Liam was pretty quiet the whole time and wasn't sure whether he was enjoying the ride or not.

Another highlight of the trip were the paddleboards. The kids and adults all spent a lot of time paddling around the docks and lake. 

 

The kids spent a lot of time together. Kate and Bentley were together just about every minute of the day.

As always, the adults all got some good waterskiing in. There were a few times that the water was super calm. Other times, there were, "TOO MANY BOATS" as John said over and over!

The old man even spent some time up on a ski! 

One of the highlights was Jacob getting up on skis! We LOVE everything about this picture - Jacob being up on skis, how excited he is, and his T-Rex arms! He held this pose throughout his 1-minute plus ride!

One night, we had a bonfire. Jared and David spent an hour outside chatting. then Torin and Grandpa spent some time hanging out. That night, we also had a pinata.

We brought a funny book from our library that we used for bedtime stories. Yep, classy.

We brought games for the cousins and they played games every day. Grandma bought goggles for all the kids, and they wore them everywhere.

The sunsets each night were gorgeous - I don't think that pictures quite do justice to how pretty the sunset was each night. We enjoyed the peace and tranquility every night.