Family Ties....

Memorial weekend gave my family an excuse to get together. This was the first time since Christmas 2007 that all of my siblings and their kids have all been together. I was missing a brother in law because of work, but I am so grateful that Joseph let us steal Jennifer and their 3 boys. This was also the first time that my kids were able to see their newest cousins, Haylee & Peyton. I had not seen them since they were in the ICU and weighed about 5 pounds!

So, all in all, it was a great weekend and I had such a wonderful time being around all of my family. I will get to the fun part....PICTURES!!!

Jennifer & Joseph live in Des Moines. They have 3 beautiful boys, with a little one on the way!

Javien Kassius Tytus

Kasey & Cory just moved to Idaho Falls. They have 2 sets of twins....10 months apart! And no there were no fertility drugs involved!!

Gage Taya Haylee & Peyton

Joy moved Idaho Falls from Seattle a little while ago. I love having her so close!

Baylee, Joy, Graison, & Tate (Joy's son)

All 10 grand kids

Graison is so proud of how tall he is getting!

We were lucky enough to have a hotel that was right on the falls. Scott & Baylee..and Max...walked down and took some pictures. Baylee doesn't know how to pose at all!!

Day Trip....

On Mother's Day, we took one of our famous day trips. This time instead of going into the mountains we went the opposite direction and found a place called Lucky Peak. People were out on boats and enjoying the beautiful weather.

We had a lot of fun, and loved looking at the beautiful water. The kids are more daring than I am, and climbed down to be near the water.

Of course, we brought Max with us. He is getting to where we can't leave him for too long. I was impressed that he could climb on the rocks. He tired out quickly, but it wouldn't have been a family outing without him.