Eric, Sydnee and Kollin: Our trip to Idaho-part 1

In the middle of July, Kollin and I took a trip with my family to Idaho for the Kramer family reunion. Sadly, Eric had to stay home and work since he had already taken off work for the river trip the month before. I left on Tuesday afternoon with my mom, Konner and Sami. We went drove as far as St. George, stayed the night and then picked up Shelby the next morning. Before we left St. George we took a little dip in the hotel pool and stopped by the St. George temple.

On Wednesday we only drove as far as Layton, Utah because the next day we were meeting up with Kyle and Lindsay (who were brave and made the entire drive that day) and my Dad and grandparents (who were flying into Salt Lake).

We all met up for lunch on Thursday at a place in Brigham City, Utah called Maddox's Steak House. Troy and Bridgette Maddox were (and still are) really good friends with my parents when they were both newlyweds in Ontario. I'm not sure how big a role they still play in the family business since he's a full time pilot in Texas, but his Dad and brothers still run the restaurant. I was feeling a little adventurous and ordered a bison burger. It was pretty good, just a little plain. My favorite part was their rolls....they were to die for! Hands down the best rolls I've ever had.

Before we left Brigham City we drove by the temple that's being built there. It's pretty cool that this little town will soon have their own temple.

After lunch we made the rest of the drive to Pocatello, Idaho. We were in the car alot throughout the whole trip and Kollin was a trooper. I was really worried about how he'd do because when he and I went with my Dad to Idaho last summer he was not happy in his car seat! The only time he wasn't crying was when he was sleeping or when I'd give in and get him out. Even though these pictures don't show it, he was happy most the time, he enjoyed looking out the window or singing songs. He was a good traveler!

On Thursday night we met the Hancock side of the family for dinner at none other than...IHOP. The fact that they choose IHOP sums up the kind of people on that side of the family. They just like to eat...no matter the quality. I love all of my family but I'm not super close with any of those relatives so why my parents and grandparents were visiting, Kollin watched movies on my phone and Shelby, Lindsay and I walked through Down East Outfitters, which conveniently was right next door!

Friday was the first day of the Kramer reunion at a place called Steadman Ranch. This place was awesome!! Mr. Steadman originally designed this place for his grandchildren until it became so popular that they started letting anyone make reservations and come...and here's the kicker...for FREE! I guess it's really popular because the reservations have to made a year ahead of time. I think I over heard someone say that they accept donations, which they should, because everyone had a ton of fun.

They had this gigantic slide, which doesn't look that big or fast until you're going down it full speed in between two adult men unsure of how you're going to stop before getting to the mud pit at the end. Trust me, I know!

They also had a zip-line, which I was a little too scared to do. Kyle and Lindsay did it though, and Konner too.

Toward the end of the day, Mrs. Steadman set off this candy cannon. I don't even know who had the idea to rig this thing, but it was awesome. The initial blast was so loud that I was too distracted to see just how high the candy flew, but I know it was high! Shelby helped Kollin fill his bag with candy.