Recently we had a family reunion at Bear Lake! We moved it to June so our daughter-in-law could attend and we thought the weather would be on the cool side but it turned out to be just right. Our beach day was warm and the water wasn't frigid. The house had its quirks including the dishwasher being broken, but it was large and had a lot of good features. It all worked out well. I unfortunately didn't get as many pictures as I would have liked... We arrived on Wednesday afternoon after braving the construction in Logan Canyon. Everett and Caroline made a dinner of shredded pork on buns with cole slaw and potato chips. After dinner, we played a game put together by Lincoln which involved guessing words on pieces of paper as prompted by one member of the team. On Thursday morning after breakfast casseroles and fruit by Lincoln and MiCayla, we did our Undokai as put together by Everett. He worked hard on this and did a good job. The kids loved the foam pit/climbing wall: After a c...
I'm a little late with this post--we have a lot of birthdays to celebrate in the spring and summer! We have 10 birthdays among our children, in-laws, and grandchildren between May 5 and July 4. And we want to make sure everyone feels recognized. Here are some pictures from Everett's high school years: 10th and 11th grades with the first few pictures coming from a teachers' quorum canoe trip down the Green River in the summer before. There weren't many pictures from the school year but we made up for it in the summers. Holding his first niece Rock climbing in St. George over Christmas break Everett learned how to be a balloon artist shortly before he turned 16 and earned a lot of money doing that. Starting his junior year: That's Everett--always having a good time! It's fun to see the pictures and relive the memories.