Mills Family Reunion

Wow! It has taken me forever to post this. On the 31st of July we headed to Idaho where Ivan's sister Melissa lives. All of Ivan's siblings were there minus Dusty. We went to the Burley boat dock and hung out on the grass under a big willow tree. Melissa's husband Klade brought their boat and took everyone out that wanted to. Ivan and I went out with his mom while she tried to water ski. After she made a few attempts Ivan gave it a try. Neither one of them got up but it was fun watching! ;)I think everyone had a really good time playing in the water and visiting.














After we were there a couple hours we headed out to this random house of a famliy that decided to have a water park in their yard. It was amazing! They had two huge water slides that you could go down on a tube or your belly or whatever. The kids went up and down the entire night! Emma thought it was the funnest thing ever! People go there for famliy reunions and parties and stuff. They don't charge you to go but they do accept donations. Mellisa just had to call and beg to get us a reservation for that weekend. There really weren't too many other people there so everyone got plenty of turns on the slides. They also have a candy canon that they will shoot if you bring your own candy. There are pavilions with picnic tables, spots to camp, bathrooms and a nice playground. They also have a zip line that looked scary. It doesn't go into a pool of water or anything...just grass. You have to start running when you get to the ground and hope that you stop before you hit the fence! It was kinda crazy but was fun to watch. We were so glad that we could rearrange things a little to be able to make it to this fun reunion. Now that we all live far away from eachother times like this won't happen as often. It was good to see everyone and hear about all the fun changes that are happening in everyones lives.










That night we headed back to Corinne to spend the night. It was kind of an adventure on the way home too. We knew that we needed to fill up with gas which we thought was no problem 'cause there was a gas station right by the interstate. When we got there however they were closed and did not have card readers on their pumps! Who does that? It was only just after nine as well. We ended up turning around and driving to this tiny town that did happen to have a card reader on their pumps. We called Melissa and Klade to make sure before we went anywhere. Things like that happen in North Dakota but I didn't think we would have a problem in Idaho. Worst news is we hit a beautiful white owl on the way to the second station. I saw it coming and covered my eyes but looked up just as it hit the windshield. Sad.
The next day we went our ward in Corinne. It was good to see some familiar faces and visit with friends that we have missed.