Miller Reunion in Nevada 2015

At the beginning of August 2015, we took Ross's mom and drove out to Reno/Fallon to attend the Miller family reunion. This was Paige's first long road trip, which meant a lot more stops along the way to calm her down and/or feed her, but all and all she did pretty well. 

We drove as far as Elko the first day and stopped at a motel for the night. The kids were very excited to go swimming, but the outdoor pool was very cold and they didn't last too long, but for them it was still super fun! Corbin's favorite part was watching all the cars go by. The pool sat on the corner of an intersection on one of the town's main streets. So there was plenty of traffic. He loved it so much that the next morning when Corbin woke up early and was restless Ross took him outside to the pool area to watch the cars again. He loved it!

We ate dinner at a pizza place in Elko that had several arcade games and little machines to ride. Leah loved riding on this mechanical horse. 

Here's Leah enjoying her continental breakfast at the motel. I sent this picture to my dad because I knew that he would appreciate that her breakfast consisted mostly of a doughnut. "A breakfast of champions!" he would say.

And no trip to Elko would be complete without stopping at our favorite park there.

When we got to Reno, we stayed and Aunt Jeannine and Uncle Don's house. Here's a picture of a double rainbow that appeared not long after we arrived.

Don and Jeannine are great hosts! The adults enjoyed lots of time visiting. The kids spent lots and lots of time playing together. And of course, there was plenty of yummy food!! We all had a great time.

However, I forgot to take pictures of the actual reunion out in Fallon. We had a great time visiting with more of our Miller family at the park. And Evelyn especially enjoyed being able to visit with some of her aunts, uncles and cousins that she rarely sees. We also got to do some swimming at the pool which the kids especially enjoyed.

Here's some pictures I took of my kids playing around one morning while we were in Reno. I love it when they are hugging and loving each other so much. They are just too cute!

Leah loves to decorate pictures on my phone. She decorated this one of  her and Paige.

Ross's cousin, Michelle has two kids that are the same age as Leah and Corbin. Leah and Ryan LOVE to play together and just have a grand time together. Corbin and Brie, however, are a different story. Let's just say that they learned to tolerate each other better while we were there.

Corbin could not get enough of playing on this four-wheeled bike they had in the garage. He was in heaven when riding this thing.

Like all good things, this trip had to come to an end. Monday morning we packed up and headed back for Provo. We stopped in Elko again on the way back. And with Paige, it meant many more short stops along the way. Here's some pictures of the kids playing at a park for one of our stops.

This trip to Nevada was our "big trip" for the summer before Ross had to report back to work and Leah had to start Kindergarten. We were glad that we could take Evelyn out to visit family. There's no way she could have gone on her own. And it was especially good to go this particular summer because it was the last time that group of Miller family members plan to get together for this reunion. I guess the older generation is almost all gone and the interest just isn't there anymore. But Evelyn and her siblings have decided to start their own Miller family reunion. So that will be a lot of fun. We always enjoy spending time with our Miller family!