David was able to join us on our trip out west this year. I was in charge of the family reunion, which was a bit stressful. The family reunion.
I had wrist bands made in a different color for each family line with the family brand on them. They were a big hit!
Dad made these cowboys for the family raffle. So cute!
We drove down with Grammy and Grandad. We stopped at the Moab food truck park for yummy lunch on the way.
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| My tamale was fantastic! |
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| Baylie had a wrap and Jalen had a burger. |
We checked into our hotel in Cortez and then headed to the ranch. It always feels my soul to see Mesa Verde.
Clark's family was also able to go this year. It's rare that my brothers go. I missed Tiffani because she is usually there. We set up Dad's massive tent.
That evening was the traditional crawdad fishing expedition. The kids went with Clark's family.
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Baylie, Dianne, Hailey, Jalen, Riley, Jonny, Clark, Shawn, Justine
young cousins that I don't know the name of |
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| Jonny and Jalen |
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| Baylie, Riley, and Jalen |
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| Will, Hailey, Tyler, Riley |
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| Will and Aunt Hailey |
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Bailey and Riley
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They stop fishing when it gets too dark.
The next day was the trading post, raffle, and silent auction. We wanted to have something for all income levels and I think we succeeded with that.
Afterwards the hotel dwellers went back for a swim. Our hotel had an indoor pool and a heart-shaped jacuzzi.
We went back in the afternoon to finish the silent auction and spend some family time.
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| groovy chick |
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| Alisha had these amazing hats made with the family brand. |
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| Bailey, Grammy & Jonny |
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| Bea, Ashley, Rosie |
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| Bea and Hailey |
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have memories of breaking piñatas at my Granny's house for Christmas so I wanted to do one for the reunion. The kids loved it. |
| Jonny and Clark hanging it up |
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| Simon giving it a whack! |
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| Ashley, Bea, Bailey, Grandad, Riley, Rosie, Grammy, Hailey |
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| Kelly, Shawn, Clark |
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| Shawn, Katie, Clark |
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| Grandad and Grammy |
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| That night was a crawdad boil |
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| Grammy, Grandad, Clark, Mark, Kay |
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Back: Tyler, Clark, Di, Bea, Baylie, Jalen, Hailey, Jonny, Riley, Bailey, Me, David
Front: Rosie, Ashley, Will, Grammy, Grandad, Simon |
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| Whole family! |
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| The OG's - Julie, Lyman, Eric, Dad, Mikki, Mark |
The highlight of the reunion is the family testimony meeting. I love my family so much.
On the way home, we stopped in Moab to eat at Milt's. It's well known for it's burgers and we wanted to give it a try. It did not disappoint!
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| onion rings |
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| Check out that burger!! |
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| Three generations |
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| Wilson Arch |
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| Fat Lady (Church Rock) |
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| The Buzzard |
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| Wide Open Spaces |
We had a meeting of the reunion committee and decided that for a variety of reasons, we wouldn't be doing the reunion every year anymore. This next summer is the first time we won't be having it since I was a little girl. But most of the other families don't have their own little reunions and they want to start. We haven't decided for sure what the plan is going forward. We'll still have reunions, but I don't know how often. Either way, I won't have to be in charge again for awhile!
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