To Thatcher, we go...

Last week we made the two-and-a-half hour drive over to Thatcher to visit the Merrill Fam.

As always, we had a rockin' good time.

The Merrill Dudes took out some kites to fly and us girls and kiddos invaded their high-flying fun and even got to fly for a bit.









Now, I have to tell you that Emma here is the bomb-diggity (oh yes, I'm bringing the phrase back). The minute we walk through the door she takes all of the kiddos and pretty much takes care of them until we leave.

I so love her.



No, this picture wasn't staged at all ;)




We also went to a little pond thingy that was in someone's backyard. So much fun and no crowds!

And here's Emma again, working her magic.








Hey Brandon... doesn't this remind you of Swamp People a little bit? Hee hee!




Awww, Hannah and Kade. And look, she still likes him even though he threw her into the water...










Awww, look at the boys, all playing nicely together!


And here's Mr. Heber Clark and Mr. Wyatt Clark:




After this we went to a park complete with a huge wooden swingset, a merry-go-round, a trampoline and lots of green grass for the kids to roll around in.

We had a bbq and were entertained by the men all racing each other, and then spending 20 minutes trying to catch their breath.




This was, unfortunately , the best pic I got of the epic race. OP is the large gray blur on the far left.

And I was laughing too hard to actually see who won.

Rematch, boys?