Wood family reunion

We spent Friday playing in my parents pool and hot tub. Then Saturday we headed to our cabin in Oregon. On the way there we stopped at my dad's store, The Country Mercantile, where we picked up some yummy food. You can check out his store's web page here, and see all the fun things he sells there.
I have to explain the picture of my sister's dressed in BYU gear and the tortured Ute doll. My youngest sister Coriann plays basketball for BYU and a couple of her good friends play for U of U. One of her good friends sent her this doll, so Aaron thought it would be funny to hang it from the back of the Tahoe on our two hour trip to the cabin.
It was so nice hanging out with family and for the cousins to play together. Kali and Michael did really well together. Seth (my sisters boyfriend) and Aaron spent most of their time fishing. Aaron was extactic that Janica was dating a guy who liked to fish as much as he did. Sad to say the Wood clan are not big fisherman. Last time we went to the cabin Aaron spent many lonely hours out on the dock. Now he has a fishing buddy, YAY, for Seth. While I am on the topic of Seth, I am going to tell you a little about this guy. Janica has dated LOTS, and naturally I am not going to blog about every guy she dates but this guy is different, he is by far the best guy she has ever dated. He fits right in to our family. So as you can see I am really routing for this one to work out. He is an amazing writer, check out is blog for some excellent literature. Along with being a good writer he is extremely smart, athletic, and most importantly a honorable priesthood holder, a strong member of the church who grew up very similiar to how our family did, BIG BONUS:)
At the cabin we spend our time on the canoe, jet ski, and paddle boat. We ski, wakeboard, and inner tube. The kids (and my mom:) love to feed the ducks. Every once in a while a deer will walk across our lawn which is always exciting. Janica spent a lot of her time trying to finish up on the last of the Twilight series, "Breaking Dawn." Most of you know I am not a reader, I will pick up a book every once in a while if it is supposed to be REALLY good, you know like the Book of Mormon, but I really have no interest in this vampire love story that every girl is now obsessed with. I know I am planning on getting a lot of hate mail after making this last statement but sorry girls, not interested. When Janica wasn't reading, she was getting pushed in the lake by Aaron:) We of course had to take family pictures and I am extremely excited about putting together a my publisher book of the whole reunion.
Nights at the cabin are spent around a campfire, eating smores and Dad telling us some awesome spiritual stories. On Sunday we spent our day together as a family holding our own church meeting and having one of the most spiritual and memorable days as a family. Mom and Dad told us more about their thoughts and feelings when they met and then all of us children talked about memories growing up together. It was such an amazing day.
On Monday we went to Jubilee lake for a little hike and walk around the camp grounds.