On Friday we met at Lava Hot Springs to go swimming but decided it was a bit too chilly for the little ones. I remember the first time Katie and I took Jeffrey and Brandon swimming there. Brandon was only a year old and he had goose bumps all over him because he was in a float tube and not in the water. It was decided to go to Soda Springs to get something to eat and then go to Hooper Springs (the springs with carbonated water) to eat. We had a fun time on the teter toter and swings.
We decided to go bowling in Blackfoot later in the afternoon because Brandon had his championship for baseball that evening. We had a fun time but we are not quite ready for the bowling tour. We went to Rupes to eat before the game. Sorry I did not get any pictures of the bowling and eating.
Brandon has had a fun time playing baseball this year. His coach has been very calm and supportive. He has let the kids have fun and not worry about making mistakes. They have enjoyed playing together and have been very successful. They ended up getting 2nd place, not having the best of hitting nights.
After the game, everyone came to our house for the night. The next morning we had a dutch oven breakfast. The kids had a fun time just playing together. It was not too bad of day so we could eat outside for breakfast and lunch.
Part of the reason for having the reunion close to home, was so that we could go through Katie's clothes so that her sisters and sister-in-laws could put them to use. Katie had been given a lot of clothes over the years in addition to clothes that she got on her own. It was quite the task. Thank you to Janice, Darcee, and Julianna for their help in deciding which clothes would go to D.I. and which might be of use to everyone else. I have two big storage containers which will be taken to each person to look through.
Well, as I have written many times, we really missed Katie being with us. Family get togethers will just not be the same. We continue to pray for strength to make it through. Thank you to all of you who continue to pray for us. We can feel your love and support.
3 comments:
Tessa's favorite part of the reunion was "When Daddy put Mary's clothes for me in the van." (ha, ha) Thanks for making the reunion great for her!
We did have a really good time! I liked that we went with the flow and had fun anyway! And thanks for letting us come to your house. The kids loved it and hopefully you can eventually recover from the tornado that hit!
Dennis, You are truly amazing! Thanks for your blog updates! They are so fun to read and it's good for all of us to know how your are doing! God Bless, Aunt Ilene
I'm sorry not everyone could make it to the reunion, but it's always fun to be together whether there are lots of people or just a few--great times and memories for everyone.
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