Our bi-annual family-reunion/camping trip didn’t work this summer because we had three babies ‘lined-up’. We decided to do it during the winter this year instead. On Monday, we left Canada and headed for Kalispell. We oldest cousins wanted to go snowboarding but they didn’t want us to do it during the trip so we left one day early. We met at a motel in Kalispell. We got there earlier so the children had a lot of time to swim.

Leandro and Micah both weren’t too fond of the pool so they had fun on the laptop.

On Tuesday, we got ready and left for Whitefish Ski Resort. I was sick on Monday and had almost given up snowboarding but on Tuesday I felt better and decided to go after all. Once we got to the resort we found out that my snow pants weren’t in the trailer so that made my decision for me. I was disappointed but I wasn’t over my cold anyway so I just watched.

The triplets and Samuel took two half-day lessons since they had never snowboarded before.

On the way up the magic carpet.

After snowboarding, we headed to Glacier Bible Camp. Everybody else was there already.

 

The snowboarders had enough for one day.

Two tired buddies.

Playing Farming Game

Playing with their new lip balm.

Danielle

Natalia

Three happy amigos

Abigail

Daddy helping prepare breakfast.

 

If you don’t recognize this girl, check her adorable bib.

These boys were not impressed with their job of drying the dishes.

My job was to load the dishwasher. (BTW Operating a commercial dishwasher is lots of fun)

Playing with perlerbeads

The dishes were very hot.

 

There was a nice sledding hill which gave the children and their parents a lot to do.

Jaden

Elfrieda and Evan

Danielle again

Mama and Leandro

Waiting in line at the top of the hill.

Uncle Rudolf trying the snow scooter.

Tante Annie and her little boy, Joash.

Leandro

Tante Joelyn and Sheryl

Sisters.

Duplos

Busy cousins getting the decorations ready for supper.

Cody and Leandro

Little cousins in matching outfits. Damian and Joash

Grandpa

Elfrieda and Evan again.

Three happy cousins.

 

The ‘oldest’ cousins. (These are some of my closest friends.)

This puzzle was so addicting that it was done in one day. (1000 pieces)

Playdough

I was photographer for this family.

Supper on its way.

Arm wrestles.

Elfrieda, Mckenzie, Janaya, and Danielle.

Chubby Bunny (It’s actually a bit of a gross game if you ask me.)

Riverbank provided fun for all ages. We played quite a few interesting games including “Do you know how to play rabbit?”, “Camel”, “Candy shop”, “Physiology”, and a game that consisted of two rows of men touching fingers with a broomstick laid across the fingers. This broomstick had to be let down to the floor while all fingers were touching the stick: almost an impossibility.

We had a lot of fun together as a family.

We left the camp yesterday but had a hard time getting home. A few couples had to stay in Kalispell for the night, Frank and Elaine had alternator trouble, and the rest of us had lots of snow coming through the mountains and the rest of the roads were not fit for speed limit driving. But we made it home safely and we are very thankful. We came home to a lot of snow and cold weather.