Lemmon/Sparks Reunion

Ollie and Abi

We spent the weekend up in Hooper for the Lemmon/Sparks family reunion. Friday afternoon we went to the Roy Aquatic Center for some fun in the sun. Rue slept.

Then we went back tot he Hooper park and had din-din. The kids played on the playground, the adults chatted, and Rue slept. :)

We camped out in my mom's backyard and roasted mallows over the fire pit. Lincoln and Ivan were dead set on sleeping on the trampoline so they could star-gaze, but then it got pretty windy, and they were afraid they were going to blow away, so they decided to sleep in the tent after all.

Isla and Lincoln

The next morning we had a pancake breakfast in the backyard, and then went on a fun hike and played in the stream.

Penny, Adelia, Gramma Tam, Emree, Kerry, Lincoln

Adelia and Uncle Tanner

Adelia and Brighton

Lincoln and Ivan

The dam Papa Kerry and the boys made.

Isla, Penny, and Ivan

Ivan and Adelia

Lincoln was so funny on our hike. Before we left he packed all sorts of things into his backpack, binoculars, pencil, notebook, magnifying glass, etc. On the way back down the trail, we saw a really pretty butterfly. Lincoln stopped, busted out his notebook and pencil, and sat in front of the butterfly and tried to draw it and take notes about it before it flew away. I'm totally all for nature journaling, but it made me laugh because it was so unprompted and out of nowhere. We've never done anything like that before. And he was so serious about it. :) Love that Lincoln.