LAST DAY!!! :( Does the party have to end?! This last day was a hang around the lodge day, do whatever you want day. The boys went golfing in the early morning. Chris and Sherelda actually went and met the man that baptized her dad! Or grandpa...I can't remember. What awesome, random connections! It also included a trip to Babb, MT for Dad, a temple trip for the 12-18 year old cousins to do baptisms and a temple session for all the adults except Justin and I. Yup... for 3 hrs we had ALL 20 something 12 and under kids that were left at home! They mostly watch themselves, right? Then they came home to a burger dinner and another amazing salad with our strawberries. Then it was pictures and talent show time.
Breakfast on the porch.
The best part about having Uncle Bob there was having him tell the kids what their random pond finds were. Helps to randomly have an invertebrate zoologist professor at your reunion by the pond! Yay Uncle Bob!
And a baby bat!!! This thing was TINY to show how tiny it is, this was under the ledge of a stair! SO that metal bar is only 1-2" in width!
Then we found the mom in the laundry room! This one was pretty tiny too, but MUCH bigger than that baby. I TOLD you I saw something flying around the lodge the night before guys! We tried to catch it once I got them to believe me, but it took too long and I was tired. I can't believe it was this small though! It was freaky!
Sisters!
Today was the day we handed out our awesome shirts! Sven is modelling it for us. This was another reason we couldn't cancel or postpone the reunion...because I had my idea for shirts a year in advance! And even cooler...Maddie was in a silkscreening class in her high school and she silkscreened them all! I showed her the design I wanted and she organized it all and took it from there! It was awesome and I love how they turned out.
What gathering for pictures with 42 people looks like.
These two started it all! 42 years ago!
My mom and dad have been such a good example of a strong marriage and are falling more and more in love still. Eew!! I mean aww! I hope that's me in 30 years!
My Dad and his brother Bob. They are the only 2 kids in their family, 10 years apart. It was so great to have him at our reunion! Thanks so much for making the trip Bob!
Uncle Bob and Marc. Thanks for coming Marc, and thanks for the hot and sour soup...feel free to visit...and cook...anytime!!!
My handsome oldest brother.
The Crippens! 6 boys and 2 tail-end girls. :)
The Olsingchs. This Brave Mama drove without her hubby. Thanks for doing it Carrie!!!
Another brave Mommy! Thanks for making the trip Southwicks!
Happy Hopoates!
Us Lows, Eh?
I had a special shirt made for Justin...the back said "MY WIFE IS IMPORTED." :)
ALL of us!
(That could come that is. Missing 2 dads and Cody and Jessica...and 2 babies in the womb)
All the grandkids with Gma and Gpa
All 29 Grandkids...with 2 on the way in the next 2 months!
Good times.
Unicorn Club leaders (4 oldest grandkids...)
They didn't take a bad picture. Not one.
Cousin fun!
TALENT SHOW TIME!
Jeffrey and Aubree with his high lifts.
Kate can do high lifts too!
Volleyball spiking Aleia!
Reenactment of EVERY movement and word of "Frozen." And NO, you may not sing with her!
Aleia just kept going out doing these awesome poses.
TALL Michael.
Tricked us!
Sydney is amazing with hair!! And Leneah HAS amazing hair!
Their other talent is being gorgeous.
Climbing Aubree.
Another pose.
Michael as a Leaping Lord.
This was some kind of lesson from grandpa, but I don't remember what it was!
Cannon the basketball star.
Emery the leaper.
Singing Oh, Canada! Belly!
The views from this place were amazing.
Singing Cousins.
Staring cousins.
Canadian flagged cars.
Front porch looking in.
Tapping cousins.
Saying goodbye to Jeffrey, our first missionary cousin!
Vertical cousins!
SO MANY KIDS!
Sad Nani! No one wanted to go to bed because they knew they'd have to leave the next day!
(that's not real crying by the way, just great acting. Real emotion behind it though I am sure.)
Bye Elder Crippen!
Great view!
I cried as everyone left. :( It was so special to have them all up here. I know it can't go on forever, 42 people under 1 roof, 1 bedroom per family, but I often feel lonely and yearn for my family. We are basically living Justin's childhood over again here in Cardston with his parents and our kids and such, and sometimes its really hard for me not to have any of my family or my "normals" here. It was so neat to have them all up here to show them around and show them my life.:) Please come back again! The drive from Utah really doesn't take 16 hours! ;) The only things I was happy about as everyone left was how amazing everything went, and that we only had to drive 15 minutes...we are always the ones doing the long travelling days to see family!!
This is how you know they had fun. Soon after we got home Kate crashed.
