the last of the family reunions

This summer, we went to 4 extended family reunions, and a reunion with each side of our immediate family. basically, any family reunion that could happen, did happen. And we attended them all!

The last one was the Merkley extended reunion. It was just up in Vernal, which is only 3 hours away. We drove up early Saturday morning, and left Sunday around noon. Short and sweet, but really fun!

My in-laws and 3 youngest sibling-in-laws (is that a thing) came as well! We all got to stay at Nathan's grandma and grandpa's house. I love grandma and grandpa Merkley. I have always felt close to them, as if they were my blood grandparents. They are just so sweet! They are the first to send cards for birthdays and anniversaries. They randomly send us checks in the mail. Grandma has made us serval quilts and doilies. They were kind and accepting of me when I was only a girlfriend, and treated me like one of their own. They are just the sweetest. I am so glad Sadie got to meet them! Grandpa kept saying, "That's the happiest and prettiest baby I've ever seen!"

We got there and visited with grandma and grandpa, before we headed off to the lake to see everyone. Some people were camping at the lake, and we met there for swimming, going on Uncle David's boat, and lunch.

First things first, I found this old family photo in their house, and Autumn and Amanda have so much makeup on and it's amazing.

Sadie LOVED the lake. She just charged in like it was no big deal. She isn't afraid of anything.

Meghan is my cousin-in-law bff, which is totally a thing. I love her. And now Sadie gets to love her too!

My cousin-in-law, Camille's, sweet 1-month old! I could have held her all day.

After everyone cleaned up from the lake and took naps, we met at a park for dinner and just hanging out until the sun went down

Another cousin-in-law's baby! Tiffany's little boy in a couple months old and SO SMILEY!

We stayed up way too late Saturday night, but luckily, Sadie slept in until 10. Wahooo!! Grandma made us breakfast, we hung out for a while, then made the trip home. Such a fun little reunion!

Sadie has now met 3 out of her 4 sets of great-grandparents. And she'll meet the fourth in a couple months! It's pretty cool that she will have pictures and memories of all 4 sets of great-grandparents!