The big Houtz family reunion is usually in Bear Lake over Labor day. This year, we tried something new and I think it was a winner! Paul found a big house in St. George with countless rooms, two pools, a hot tub, a theater room, foosball, ping pong, two firepits, basketball and volleyball courts and a putting green. So we all packed up and headed to sunny St. George over fall break to try out the new place.
At first we were all planning things that we could do in St. George, hiking, movies, etc. As it ended up, all we needed was the giant house with it's own entertainment. We had a blast just hanging out every day at the pools, having ping pong tournaments and playing games in the grass. We never even left the house, except to go for a couple of walks to playgrounds. We did get a little geocaching in one of the afternoons. The kids had fun trading for treasures.
The kids had a great time. I knew Kennedy loved to swim, but that girl lived in the pool. I figure she spent at least 8 hours in the pool every day. Her poor hair was like straw!
Even Alex, who doesn't love water, spent a ton of time swimming. He also loved all the different games and the basketball court.
Dylan loved the water and was almost in the pool as much as Kennedy.
The best part of the trip was that we were all together in the house. At Bear Lake, we are in separate condos and meet up for meals and activities, but aren't together as much. This house was set up so that we could spend time together as a family and we really enjoyed it. It turned out to be one of our best reunions ever. Thanks goes out to my mom and dad, who always foot the bill for the lodging. We had a great time!
