family reunion

the sabey's invaded breckenridge.  and we had a great time while doing it. 

the burns and elaine sabey family reunion started off with a bang.  

the girls were really good on the drive.  during our stop at little america

i fed hope in the mother's lounge and christian was in charge of breakfast for 

he and minnie.  as you can see, it would definitely be considered a...

breakfast of champions!

 soren and minnie have a special bond.  they were 

excited to get to see each other, and not let anyone else

join their game of catch.

hope was just happy to be out of the car, 

hanging out with the princesses in her diaper. 

christian and spencer got a few casts in. 

when i say a few, i mean only a few.  

the mosquitoes on the river were incredible

and a storm was brewing.

 even though there were only a few casts, 

christian was able to slay a monster trout. 

it was about the size of my hand.

there was a picture taking class one morning.  

i had to miss it due to naps.  

as you can see by the picture below, 

i don't really need a class to take 

amazing pictures.  

(sarcastic tone) 

really though, colorado is so beautiful 

that even i can take a picture and capture some beauty.

we all love being with family.  

however, it can be a little exhausting

to be going, going, going all the time.

 minnie was taking a much needed 

tv break.  as you can see, she was 

LOVING it!

 the cousin picture was pretty rough.  

so many personalities to fit in such 

a small space. 

soren and hope summed up the cousin pic below:

i'm so grateful to those who make these reunions possible.  

christian and i believe there is real importance in the kids 

spending time with cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, 

great-grandparents, etc. it helps them understand who 

they are and where they came from.  it also helps us all

want to be better people.