Our trips to Canada have been a highlight in our family's life over the past couple of years, and this summer was no exception. Greeted by more cousins than you can imagine, our fun began as soon as we arrived. Chad's sisters and their families were in Canada as well, so add their kids to the 20 other cousins under the age of 12 and it created a really great time.
Part of our tradition while in Canada is spending time at Auntie Angie's. Slip-n-slide, horses, chickens, trampoline, bubbles - what more do kids need?
Most of our nieces and nephews have learned the hard way that when Uncle Jimmy says something he means it. When he said to the kids, "If you throw water on me, I'll throw you in the pine trees," Hunter had to test him. I could see "the cousins" giving Hunter the warning look that said, "Don't you remember last summer with the water tap and shale? He's really going to do it!" Hunter still ended up being Jimmy's victim for the afternoon. Regardless of his tough consequences, Jimmy still remains the favorite uncle to tease.
It wasn't all play, there was time for farm "work" too. Hunter and Cassidy love to go irrigating with their uncles because they get to ride in fields full of mud. Usually, they get to drive too!
When the Utah Nelsons arrive, it seems like the farm is at risk of having all work shut down, but it survived while we had plenty of fun. 
It's a real blessing in our life when we are able to spend time in on the farm, and with our 
families in Canada. Chad loved the time he was able to spend on his grandpa's farm while growing up and really wants the kids to have those experiences as well. Growing up on a farm I used to say I was a city girl raised on a farm, and now that I recognize the value of it I feel like a bit of a farm girl in the city. It's so much fun to see the kids experiencing things that are new to them, and to see the smiles on their faces from sunrise to sunset.
