We took the kids to Sliding Rock in Alpine the morning of the 24th. It has become a new family tradition to go for a hike that day. All the kids were excited to try the slide, and everyone took a turn riding on George's lap...
...but even then, the water was a little too cold.
The boys, however, had no trouble going down by themselves.
In the end it was a great way to cool off.
For the 24th we went to our annual block party. It's a tradition that Charakie participate in the pie eating contest. Even though we brought boccoli salad to the party, we left with our fair share of sugar. Bring on the diabetes!
Oh. And we also held an eating relay to raise awareness for chilhood obesity. Ironic?
We made sure EVERYONE participated.
The Christensen's set up an amazing obstacle course for the kids and the adults. This is Cambrie finishing the army crawl. 
Drew being all he can be in his army helmet.
Surprisingly, none of the kids were scared of the tight rope. Paul gave us all an excellent demonstration of what NOT to do, so they were set.
If you look closely you can see the leech attaching itself to my left foot.
Just before I realized my blood was being drained from me by a blood-sucking annelid.
Our family name for the reunion was "MASH," or "Members Against Skits and Horseshoeing." We definitely had the best t-shirts, but our cadence needed a little work. Our three beautiful children. I think they would all get kicked out of the army.
Nothin' like some rompin' in the forest.
Nights and mornings in the Gordon-Smith/Gines tent were interesting. We're glad we camped far enough away to dampen some of the noise. Don't be fooled by their cute smiles; they're demons.
The scenery in and around Monroe mountain was amazing. There were lots of small lakes and plenty of trails for four-wheeling. We were glad to be able to spend so much time with the Sorensons.
Cambrie and George went for a little Kayak ride on the lake. We were amazed at how well she did for her first time; she wan't scared at all. She even beat George in a race to shore.
Our family canoe ride was rather anticlimactic. The kids were done after about fifteen minutes.
Be very careful when you tell Max he's handsome; he may take it the wrong way. I had to get a new camera lens after this shot!
Drew and Cambrie loved catching fish with the Sorenson crew. This reunion was so well organized, there was time for everything and activities for everyone. It's just too bad Zach and Jamie weren't able to catch anything. :)
George, out of the water twenty-five mintues after the start.
Smooth transition
Strong finish...
All for a sweet kiss at the end of the race.
We went boating with George's family and the kids had a blast! We don't get to see the Gordon -Smith's much because they live all over the world...we enjoyed spending time with them over the 4th of July.
George and his brothers were racing with the kids on their backs. This is George DRAGGING Cambrie to the finish line...he was NOT going to lose :)
Wow Richard...there are no words!
George and I were married in March but the weather was horrible so we had to go back to the temple in June to take pictures. Thanks to Sierra King who came to the temple to play with the kids while we took photos of just George and I. Thank you also to my sister Cortney who gets all the credit for the photography...she's amazing!
The kids did great but by the time we were done shooting with them we were exhausted!
