Evans Reunion Photo

Here is the whole family at the Evans Reunion with our matching shirts designed by Malcolm Freer! Sweet!

Utah

We started the Utah part of our trek in Orem with Auntie Paula and her family. We went to see Wall-e and swam in her pool. And we swam in the pool and swam in the pool. We love Auntie Paula's pool. It was lots of fun.

After 3 days at Paula's we went to visit Matt & Molly and had loads of fun there. Kung Fu Panda was at the Drive In and we had our drive in burgers, loads of popcorn and watched one funny show. Skadooosh! Matt & Molly have a great back yard and deck and we played outside as much as possible since we knew that wouldn't be an option at home. We also went to their nephew's Eagle Scout ceremony. It was a great time.

After 3 days with Matt & Molly--and strangely not a single picture?--we headed to St. George where we met up with DADDY! Yes after 2 weeks without him we were so happy to see him.

The Cruz family & Perry family were there along with Grandma & Grandpa Jenkins and Aunt Denise. It was fun for us to see everyone. We had lots of fun and went to a water park to play and then came home and swam in Grandma & Grandpa's pool. Aunt Denise has all those pictures but lets just say it was super fun and Lewis is one crazy pool guy. He worships the pool. He can hardly wait to get in and you have to watch him like a hawk! He just got out and jumped in to Daddy all day long. The girls--Helen, Mary, Julia & Megan set up a nail salon and painted everyone's nails.

Helen, Mary and I left Daddy, Griffin and Lewis in good hands in St. George and we headed back to Auntie Paula's for our 4th of July fun!! We had tickets to Stadium of Fire featuring Blue Man Group and........Miley Cyrus. Yes you heard right....it was Hannah Montana. Talk about your screaming girls. It was ear piercing in the stadium. I rather enjoyed the Blue Man Group but I think Uncle Boyd, Kurt, John and Emily really were neck in neck with the girls for their excitement for Miley's performance!

Uncle Boyd, Helen, Auntie Paula & Mary

Auntie Paula holding Naomi who loved Under Dog!

First we went to the Freedom Day's Parade and had Grandstand seats. It was really a great parade and we were happy to be sitting in our comfy seats. How many parades have the missionaries in them? Let alone get a standing ovation when they pass? Utah rocks!! Then the girls and I went over to the Freedom Days Festival with lots of crafts and flea market stuff and a free kids area with crafts for kids, free hair-do's, a reptile show, bouncy houses and even rock climbing.

Emily & Mary and not a lizard a skink maybe? Can't remember!

Stadium of Fire hair-do's

We left Freedom Days, went home, had crepes for dinner (thanks Auntie Paula!) and then were off to the main event....Stadium of Fire! It was fantastic. Glenn Beck was the MC, there were 1300 girls performing an Olympic dance which featured every event for the summer Olympics, parachuter's, a fly by from the Air Force and great performers. The fireworks at the end were spectacular and we couldn't have had much more fun!

Watching parachuters

6 Parachuters 1 for each branch of military and on for missing soilders

National Anthem & Pledge of Allegiance

Mommy & her girls

Emily, Helen & Jon--fuzzy sorry!

Uncle Boyd, Mary & Kurt

Stage--Blue Man Group on

Stage--Miley on

Fireworks

We sure packed in the fun on the 4th! The next day we had lunch with friends from PG, Linda Nelson and Jancie Riggs at Mimi's Cafe and sailed back to St. George. Sunday we left St. George for Lake Powell where we had loads of fun.

Idaho

Its been a fun 5 weeks and I'll start with Idaho. The 1st ever official Evans Family Reunion. We had all of my family there and most of Aunt Sandra's family there. My cousin Bruce's kids especially loved the t-shirts that said "Where the Hell is Featherville" ain't that the truth!

Sign by front door on Big Cabin

Big Cabin-- Grandad's cabin to right ->

Grandad's Cabin--Old Cabin

We went to the Church of the Wildwood on Sunday—Father’s Day. With our group of 26 we almost filled the entire church. My mom’s friend Jo Black was the preacher for the day and she gave a great sermon.

Church of the Wildwood

Monday thru Thursday was filled with all the fun activities associated with summer fun in Featherville, Idaho. . . . Swimming in the hot springs at Johnsons Bridge, tubing the river which started with the 3 big boys in tubes, Michael in a raft with the other kids and Sheri and Christy in kayaks and ended with 1 tube and extra kids in the raft. The 45 minute trip took almost 2 hours with the unexpected delays! :> Crafts galore with the kids,

Caley, Reese & Sandra finishing crafts--painted gourds

sandbox fun,

Griffin (5) & Anika (4)

basketball, rafting the Payette river in Banks Idaho, hiking, biking, golfing—yes, Featherville has a 9 hole golf course—and playing in the river.

Helen, Lewis, Cedric, Griffin, Aleksia & Willow at Johnsons bridge--warm water coming out of tube

Making swimming holes at Johnsons Bridge

Uncle Vern, Aunt Sandra, Reese & Caley at Johnson's Bridge

Amie & Brax Lewis & Helen

Lew looking at river

Pap & Lew cleaning decks

Lewis loved basketball, he found a helper—Matt, Bruce’s 11 year old son, and would get a ball and go to Matt and say “ball, ball” he would then turn around and back up until Matt picked him up and he was able to throw the ball in the hoop. It was hilarious! I think Matt’s arms were about to fall off but he just kept going because Lewis was enjoying it so much. Thanks Matt!!!

After everyone left the kids and I stayed a few extra days. We went into Boise one day to visit Jan Schiller Carley and her mom Rae Schiller. The kids swam in her pool and we had hamburgers for dinner. It was great to visit with them since it’s been forever since I have seen them.

Jan, Kathy, Rae & Griffin at Jan's house

We had such a great time in Idaho it was hard to leave but we knew that only 16 days of our vacation was over and we had 3 weeks of fun times left. Next we were off to Utah!