Welp, the 2017 Eyrealm reunion was a big one for us. Because our little family was in charge of it. Yep, in charge of this huge group of 48 for a few days to make them do whatever we wanted. Now that’s a lot of pressure. Here they all are cheering their hearts out for…
Ahhhh, Bear Lake. I love it so much. We arrived after a LONG drive caravanning with my sister Saydi from the farm (last post). And it was so great to get there and hug and catch up as the kids ran around and the mosquitoes started coming out to find us with this gorgeous backdrop:…
Even now, having three children who have traversed the halls of our giant-sized high school, I sometimes find it strange that so many years have passed since I was in their shoes. In some ways it seems like I was just there. The memories as a whole are fading and filling gradually with growing,…
Back in September Dave and I headed to Carlsbad, California with almost all of the adults in Dave’s family. With nine siblings sometimes that’s tricky to come by, but I love how Dave’s family does it: someone throws out a date and a place well in the future and everyone jumps on the bandwagon. Nothing…
A step-by-step guide for planning a family reunion (See part 1 to start at the beginning.) FOOD Food is a big deal at our reunions. Because the majority of us like to cook, and we also conveniently like to eat:) There are some whiz-bang cooks in this family of mine. The in-laws included. And I…
Our annual Family Reunion Each summer we look forward to getting together with this crew: …at the annual Eyrealm reunion at Bear Lake. And every year I feel like we need a wider angle camera lens. Let’s take that photo and look at half at a time so we can see more of that family…
Man alive, I’m coming back to the present for a minute so I can write about being right here, right now. So much has happened this summer. Starting with graduation and trek and our trip, then dropping off Elle at college, then a trip for me and Dave to the BBS conference (pretty tough one…
We are one of those crazy families who do a family picture every single year during our reunion, no matter how much we grow and no matter how many babies we have to bribe to look at the camera. I love capturing the moment in time that will be gone before we know it. Saydi…
Once again our big reunion has come and gone. Oh how I love these great people! Everyone was here except my one brother and his family who couldn’t make it because they are living in Europe right now. We missed them so much! This year my sister Charity and her new husband Ian were in…