The Reunion

We spent the last week in St. George, UT at the L. Family reunion. Besides the traditional swimming, eating, playing Hearts to all hours of the night, and the unfortunate few who got sick, the following are highlights:

Monday: We went to prearranged tours at the Brigham Young Home, Jacob Hamblin Home and the St. George Tabernacle. Elder and Sister Udy were our missionary guides for the entire day. They told us about the details of each place and gave us all the attention we wanted. That evening for family home evening, we had a song, lesson, and marshmallow guns. The mothers were in charge of starting the marshmallow war which turned into a lot of laughter and a few tears.

Tuesday: Dad’s brother, Uncle Michael, came and visited Grandmother and the rest of the crew. We were glad to see him! In the afternoon, the men and boys went to Fiesta Fun Center for unlimited go-carts, bumper boats, and fun. They bashed and banged each other up along the course.

Wednesday: The runs and puke had hit some of the group so we left them to recover while we went and hiked in Zion’s National Park. We hiked the Pa’Rus trail, rode the canyon tram, hiked to the Emerald Pools, and ate ice cream. It out to be a fun day.

Thursday: The men took children to the pool while the women including J. went shopping, talking, and to lunch.

Friday: Some returned to Zion’s Park to go hiking. Others swam. L4 and I with our boys went to visit Aunt Dona. Aunt Dona is my Grandpa K.'s sister. It was a lot of fun to visit with her and her daughter, Sarah.

Saturday: We packed up the car and headed to the Lehi Bakery. Since today is Father’s Day, we bought my Grandpa K his favorite cinnamon rolls at the bakery of his childhood. Then we were off to see J. A., L4’s friend and roommate from BYU. J. recently changed employment from New Jersey to Utah. We were thrilled to see him and glad that we got caught up. We finished our drive to Idaho by early evening. We unloaded the car and went to the car museum that was put together for Grandpa K’s birthday. Underfoot got to drive a car! He loved it.

In addition, we learned that our Aunt Lois Denne passed away. She was the youngest sister to my great-Grandpa. We have arrived safely for another family filled week. We hope that Father’s Day is a pleasant day for each of you.