Sunday

 10:09 am: Had a good rest at the Segos' house. Now packing up to drive home!

10:10 am: Cleaning up Lucy's hair-tie confetti

 10:36 am: Shoes on

10:45 am: Lunch packed

 

 10:56 am: Kids packed

 10:57 am: Ready to hit the road

11:12 am: Almost done reading Persuasion

 4:06 pm: While we were gone, behemoth zucchinis invaded our garden.

 4:37 pm: Lucy loves to drink out of CamelBak straws and does so at every opportunity

 4:37 pm: Rhett gives himself some decorations

5:16 pm: Take that, behemoth zucchinis!

The Frederick and Lena Duersch Home, Alta, Wyoming (the inside)

On day two of our family reunion we all traveled the (very short) distance from the ranch up to Alta, Wyoming, to see the home of Frederick and Lena Duersch, Paul's great-grandparents. There had been a large Frederick Duersch family reunion a couple of weeks before we all came up, but Paul's dad's cousin (sorry, names have slipped my mind already) and her husband, who own the house now, were nice enough to open it up to us. (A couple of months later the details of the house have become fuzzy. If any of the family read this, please correct our mistakes!)

 Lena's stove

 We were interested to find a Book of Mormon and other scriptures in German on the bookshelves.

Frederick's steamer trunk 

A sweet note from Paul's great-uncle Fred, who was serving a mission, to his brother Alma (who was the father of the cousin who showed us the house)

 A butter churn

It was a really fun experience to see the old home and hear many fun family stories. I only wish I could remember more details and the significance of the things we photographed!

Duersch Family Reunion 2012: Peacock Ranch, Driggs, Idaho

This year's Duersch family reunion was a fun departure from the norm. Paul's sister Laurette, her husband Jeff, and their family planned our trip, which took us to Idaho, Wyoming, and finally Utah. We stayed at the Peacock Ranch, which offered us this lovely view from our bedroom window:

The kids had a great time roaming the place. We spent some time our first full day there, before most of the family had arrived, checking things out and enjoying time outside.

Grandpa is always a great walking companion. He possesses endless amounts of information about what there is to discover.

We walked down the road to visit some horses, which Rhett and Lucy both enjoyed once they warmed up to them.

(Love this handsome face.)

Duersch Family Reunion 2012: Thor and Grandpa Tour the Ranch

Can you tell which one is the super hero?

That was a trick question. They both are.