Fast, Fun, Family! That was our reunion in a nutshell.
We had loads of fun with the Baldwin’s this past weekend. We all met up at Seven Peaks pn Friday for a day in the 100 degree sun. Despite burning our feet on the scorching hot sidewalks we had fun! It was a great place to go for children and adults of all ages. After that we went over to Grandpa and Grandma Baldwin’s for dutch oven cooking and a temple Family Home Evening. FYI, Carter is quite a piano player (I heard him jamming out on my parents piano). Scott and Jeana made an announcement – they are expecting a baby on February 5th! JT is going to have a friend on the Baldwin side now – yippee! Grandpa and Grandma also let us guess how much money was in a jar that they’ve been collecting. The family that guesses the dollar amount the closet gets $25 to buy a new movie. Stephen took it pretty serious, we’ll find out who the winner is next week. That night we spent the night with the Babcocks.
The next morning all of the women including Ashley had a girl’s morning out. We ate breakfast at IHOP and distributed our top 10 favorite things/lists to each other (thanks Anne for the idea). It was fun to learn more about each other. We journeyed over to the spa and most of us got pedicures. Michelle and Amy had body wrap and facial. Stephen and Brian plus children got to be in a parade and have a neighborhood breakfast put on for Pioneer Day. After that we rushed over to meet up with each other at the Beattie Reunion (my Grandpa Beattie’s family – mom’s cousins). Some of us got a little tennis in. At precisely 2:00 pm we departed, boys to go play golf and girls to go letterboxing. It was Mason’s first golf experience and he liked it even in the heat! Lily found the letterbox and was so excited. We ended up that evening at Brad and Amy’s house for more food and fun. It was fun to listen to Dallin, Scott, and Eric jam out on their guitars. I thought when I heard “Sunday Bloody Sunday” down the stairs that it was the original for a minute. We finished the night out with a few songs on Rock Band and we were definitely ready for bed!
We did not waste a moment and it was great to be with the Baldwin’s. We don’t have a lot of moments when we are ALL together at one time, so it was a treat. Grandma Baldwin was in seventh heaven. This will be one of her favorite weekends of the whole year. It will be one ours too.
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Comments:
Dad and Mom Parker said…
Glad to hear you had a great time. We thought you might be too tired for another reunion so soon, but it looks like you recover fast. These are the best of times, making memories with family, cousins and parents. Families are great, a great blessing.
Sunday, July 20, 2008 4:00:54 PM
michelle said…
Looks like a great time! What a fun family!
Monday, July 21, 2008 2:57:58 PM
MZb said…
Thanks for taking all the pictures Stephen. It was good to see al of you. Grant can’t stop taking about going down shot gun falls with Mason. He claims they got some seriously unbelievable air!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:07:32 AM
Jana said…
What a FUN FAMILY! You are such fun people..you guys got a lot in, in that short amount of time!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 4:16:15 PM
Patricia Baldwin/Mom/Grandma said…
Wow! We had a great time, didn’t we? I can’t wait for us to get together again! Thanks to everyone for all you did to make this a successfull time together. And, thanks for all of the pictures, Stephen. I love them all.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:53:40 AM
Stephen/Grandpa B said…
Thanks for doing such a great job with the pictures, Stephen. I suppose it is easy, and fun, when the subject matter is so good. You contribution to our family is very much appreciated.
Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:59:34 PM