Crippen Reunion Part 1!!!

This begins the blog post that is long overdue...like almost 2 months!!! The real reason we went to Utah was for our Crippen Family Reunion 2012

When: June 24-26, 2012

Where: This 8 bedroom cabin at Bear Lake, Idaho

 With THIS view...that water looks like Hawaii!

 With THESE 41 WONDERFUL PEOPLE!!! My family!!!

They came from Utah and California and us from Canada. I love them so much. So far as I know...unless they are talking  behind my back, our family is SO loving, devoted, no drama, and supportive of each other. Really no issues! And for such a big family that is quite the feat! Good job mom and dad! and yes, 27/41 are 16 years old and under.

 Here are my lovely parents, Stan and Mary, the two that started it all.

The Ch-rippens

My oldest brother Chris and his wife Sherelda with (L-R) Tyler, Ryan, Jeff, David, baby Aleia, Joshua, Aubree, and Spencer. 

 The Olsingchs

My sister Carrie and her husband Harvey with their kids (L-R) Kaela, Malia, Leneah, Dallin, and Michael.

The Southwicks

My sister Angie with her hubby Roy and kids (L-R) Madison, Reagan, Sydney, Cameron, Emery, and Brenna.

The Hopoates

My sister Katie with Tino and their kids Nani, Samara, Cannon, and Kea.

Us!! The yelLOWs. :)

And the newlyweds, the Co-rippens. My little bro Cody and his beautiful wife Jessica.

It was so fun to finally find a place that we could all fit under one roof! Good job finding the place Katie! Feeding that many was quite fun. And crazy!! Non stop cooking, preparing, and CLEANING! It all went pretty smoothly though.

The first night we got there we had a getting to know you game. It was kinda neat because we separated into random groups and got to hear answers to questions from different nieces and nephews and bros and sisters. With so many people it was nice to have that individual time to learn more about each other.

 



 Kate and I during the games. Do we look alike? Do I have ONE child that looks like me????

This was the best part. It was approaching 11:00 and our game was still going on. Each person was telling EVERYONE something that they don't know about us. Kate's was, "I really want to go to bed"! HA!! I took her right to bed ans she was out. It is so hard because with all of those kids bedtimes were non existent and they all wanted to have fun and spend tons of time together. We went to bed late, woke up early, and partied hardy. More to come!!!