At the beginning of July, we headed up north for the Hatch Family reunion. It's always fun to get away for a few days and see extended family that we don't see very often.
Grandpa's tractor train is always a big hit with the kids, and I thought that grin on Grandpa's face was so cute, I just love this picture!
The kids got to do some fun little crafts, and Emilie loved decorating her little sun hat.
They splashed in the water and had fun getting wet, once the sun finally came out! It was unusually cold that weekend, I was surprised the kids even wanted to get wet!
The trampoline was a big hit with the kids, we may have to get one for ourselves one of these days.
We found the Idaho Falls parade and had fun watching it. Isaac was a bit distraught that he didn't get too much candy, but we still had a good time.
At one point, Isaac scooted over in his little monkey chair and shared his seat with Emilie - and they didn't fight! It was a proud mommy moment to see them sharing and being nice to each other.
We even watched the big firework display over the Snake River! Emilie was NOT a fan of the big loud bangs and preferred to watch from the car, but the rest of us enjoyed the great seats and wonderful fireworks!
We stayed at Aunt Delia's house and the kids attempted to share a darling bed they had set up, but Emilie preferred her little portacrib. I guess she's not ready for the big transition yet! Isaac slept like a champ, and was probably happy to not have to share a bed!
They had a little saddle in the basement and Jenny posed Emilie and Michaela on it and took this shot. Cute little cousins!
On our drive home, we stopped by the airforce museum at Hill Air Force Base. Isaac had seen the planes from the highway on our way up north and had begged to see them up close. Luckily we had a little bit of time on our way home to take a look. It was a really neat reminder of what our service men and women use(d) to keep our country safe.
Isaac, of course, thought the big tires were the best part.
Zuri, the baby elephant. I can't even imagine being pregnant for nearly two years like an elephant! But little Zuri is so cute and playful, I loved watching her run around!
The large cat exhibit was my favorite part! While I couldn't get a successful picture of both kids looking at me at the same time, I loved seeing the Bengal tigers playing around! There was one in the water and others that would come around and bat at it and run away. It looked just like little domestic cats playing with each other, just on such a large scale! 
And of course, the gorilla shadows. 
Even Jarom measures up!
