Family Reunion in Lancaster

Summer Flashback Series, Part One

Our summer was filled with great experiences, and the first one was when Nate's family gathered for their annual family reunion in mid-June. We met in Lancaster and enjoyed two days at the kid-friendly DoubleTree Resort (also known as Willow Valley). 

The kids loved the pools, and we made use of the hotel restaurant for all of our meals. The even had a picturesque pond with a gazebo where we tried to get a decent family portrait (and by decent I mean one where everyone was actually looking at the camera...but as you see below we didn't quite meet that standard). 

Most importantly, everyone slept pretty well, and that is an accomplishment when you've got three young kids in a hotel room, including an infant in a pack-n-play (although we cheated and got a suite with two rooms). 

The family time with Nate's relatives was so nice, and the kids got to spend some quality time with their cousin Mikaela, which was cool. 

Three months later, they still talk about when we stayed at the "hotel with the pool." That's a pretty long time for them to remember something, so the weekend must have left an impression on them!

A partial group picture that includes Nate's grandparents, cousin Matthew (who got engaged during the weekend!), Aunt Terry and Uncle Scott, and his mom with her friend Nick, plus the five of us.

Si and Rowan hanging together on the hotel room bed during some down time. Rowan has his favorite girl (ahem, doll) next to him.

I'm too cool for my tongue!

The aforementioned family portrait...this is one of the best ones. Just couldn't get everyone to look at the same time. It was an unexpectedly hot day, and we weren't dressed for it, so the kids were sluggish.

I love this picture of Nate, Si and Allie

Lots of fun in the kid's pool with a water slide, sprinklers and colorful attractions. They even had a good time in the adult pool (see last photo) with Rowan...that pool was heated ;)