Peck Family Reunion 2008

We had the Peck Family Reunion at Star Valley, WY this year. Everyone was there except for Kami and Frank, who we missed terribly, but we still had a lot of fun. Jason and Robyn planned it and did a fantastic job. The first night we were there I froze. I wasn't prepared for it to get so cold at night. Luckily, Bret came up the next night and brought extra blankets and sleeping bags.

All the grandkids on our hike to Periodic Springs.

Jeff, Kaylee, and I in front of Periodic Springs. The water came out of the mountain. Neat!

ANNUAL SURVIVOR

Jared and Candi were in charge of our annual survivor game. They did an awesome job. Chad and Keysha won but it was a good battle.

Jeff will be so glad I posted this picture! We had to get the rubberbands around our neck by wiggling our faces only. Towards the end we could use our partner's face. After two days of camping, the girls got major razor burn. Ouch! The boys had to hold the string behind their back and the women (and Todd) had to eat the doughnut off the string without having it fall.

The men had to hold the buckets out in front of them and the girls had to empty their partner's bucket and try to fill someone elses. If you dropped your bucket, you were out. The concept was good but it turned into quite the water fight and ended in an all our water war.

In the egg race we had to run around obstacles with the egg in the small of our back then drop it into the bowl without braking it. As you can see, the drop seemed to be the problem.

Of course, the highlight of the game was the boy shoe game. All the boys had to loosen their shoes. They got in a circle facing each other and then had to wrestle each others shoes off. As soon as you lost both your shoes you were out. Bret and Dad were the last men standing but Dad won out in the end. It was fun to watch! Look at Bret's knees. Jeff's are still sore.

Kaylee's Tagged

Okay, I tried this but it was pretty hard for Kaylee. I don't think she understood a lot of the questions.

Q: What's something that Mommy always says to you?
A: Two more days ( She wanted to go to Livi's house when I pulled up the blog to get the tag questions. Usually when she wants to do something I tell her how many days until she can do it. Unfortunately, it will be a few more days than two before we will see Livi.)

Q: What makes Mommy happy?
A: My face

Q: What makes Mommy sad?
A: Pictures (???)

Q: How does Mommy make you laugh?
A: Tickle me.

Q: What was Mommy like as a child?
A: She played ball

Q: How old is your Mommy?
A: 5 or 1

Q:How tall is your Mommy?
A: This high up (With hand above head)

Q: What is Mom's favorite thing to do?
A: Tickle me

Q: What does Mommy do when you're not around?
A: Being sad

Q: If Mommy was going to be famous, what would it be for?
A:

Q: What is your Mommy really good at?
A: Tickling me ( I see a pattern)

Q: What is Mommy not very good at?
A: Crying (Odd, I thought I was good at that)

Q: What does Mommy do for her job?
A: Plays with friends

Q: What is Mommy's favorite food?
A: Pizza (I think this is her favorite not mine)

Q: What makes you proud of your Mom?
A:

Q: If Mommy was a cartoon character who would she be?
A: Sponge Bob (I asked her who Mommy was on TV)

Q: What do you and your Mommy do together?
A: Play

Q: How are you and Mommy the same?
A: Nose and ice cream

Q: How are you and your Mommy different?
A: I'm me

Q: How do you know Mommy loves you?
A: This much

It's a boy! There is no doubt. Baby McCurdy was not shy. I was going to try to scan in the ultrasound picture but I don't think it will work very well so this is all you get.

http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2008/07/09/news/top_story/140045.txt

The site above will send you to a news article about the Twin Falls Temple open house. On the right hand side is a small 3 minute video clip that shows pictures of the inside of the temple. It really shows a lot of it. Of course, it isn't the same feeling as being there but I thought for those of you far away, it could come close. Check it out!

New Floor

We had our hardwood floor resurfaced while we were gone to Island Park. It looks a lot better and very shiny. I am not sure if you will be able to see it with the picture but I thought I would try. We came home to a mess of saw dust everywhere but it is nice to have done.

Island Park

We just returned from a week in Island Park. We had a great and relaxing time. Our only complaint were all the mosquitoes that tried to ruin our fun. We each have a lot of bites despite trying our best to keep repellant on. We went on nature walks, Mesa Falls, and rode on the 4-Wheelers. Kaylee also got to ride in the canoe and attempt fishing. Grandpa McCurdy caught 4 fish which Kaylee was really excited about until he cut off their tails and heads to clean them. She was a little upset about that.

I created a "wilderness bingo" game for the kids with pictures of different animals, bugs, and

plants that they would see on our nature hikes. It was a hit and a good idea if anyone is going hiking soon. I got the idea from the TV show "Supernanny." Thanks, Joe!