Sunday, July 13, 2008

Family Reunion- Day 1

We spent the 4th of July weekend up at the Homestead at a family reunion. There was a lot of things to do and we had such a fun time. Here is a recap of our first day:

We got to bed pretty late the night before and surprisingly, Addie slept until almost 10am even with us up and moving before her! After breakfast, my Grandpa took some of the younger grandkids and Addie (great-grandkid) over for a pony ride. When we got there- there really weren't any ponies so the kids rode on regular horses! It was a pretty short ride- but it was perfect for Addie.



After the pony ride, we went back to the resort and explored, took a little break in the hotel room to cool off and then went to get gelato with everyone who wasn't out golfing. We walked over there and even though it was hot and a little bit of a walk, Addie insisted on walking with her favorite cousin, Ali.



That night, we attended the Oakley Rodeo (a family tradition) and we had a great time. Addie was loving all the animals although, she did look a little concerned when they first started the bronc horse event. She quickly decided that the horses were jumping (instead of bucking) and that it was fun to watch them jump. She also kept wondering why the clowns weren't juggling! She didn't enjoy the fireworks so instead of watching those, we went to look at all the cows and horses.



What a great 4th of July!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks like lots of fun. Great pictures. Easton had the same reaction to the fireworks as well. Do you guys want to BBQ this week?

Heather said...

OOOH how fun! OOH my! the oakley rodeo it is soo funny that you have been doing that forever.. my whole extended family takes up ONE WHOLE Side of that rodeo! good times.. we were there every year too! WEIRD!

LOVE YOU GUYS! and miss you!!!!

The Van Leeuwen Family said...

How fun! We love the Homestead, such a quiet quaint place. Randy's fam also has the tradition of going to the Oakley Rodeo. It's amazing to me how many people we know have the same 4th of July tradition of the Oakley Rodeo.