Idaho, pre-reunion

After 3 travel days, it was wonderful to make it to Stephen's parent's new home in Meridian. We hadn't seen their new place before, and even though the layout was completely different, it still felt like coming home--the same pictures on the walls, the same furniture in the rooms, the same quilts on the beds, and best of all, the same spirit in the home.

And of course--COUSINS!!! Lots and lots of cousins--there are 28 total, but only 24 were able to be there. Between birthday cake (including the infamous frosting-rose-on-the-fence incident) and outside play, the time quickly passed until the official reunion began.

Sammy L.O.V.E.D. having boy cousins to wrestle and horse around with. And the reason I don't have any pictures of Mason outside is because he wasn't. He was inside showing how his snap circuits work to his older cousins.

Happy, birthday, Grandma!!