This year we decided to get together as many as we could for Thanksgiving.
This included my parents-Duane and Lynette-fresh off their mission
in Baltimore, MD and my youngest brother-Scott-all in
from Connecticut; my sister Jen (Eagle Mt, Utah), and her son Jack;
my sister Kathleen, her husband, Rick (Highland, Utah), and 4 of
their 5 children-Rachel(recently returned from a mission in Taiwan),
Mandy, Taylor, and Naomi. Their daughter Kristy, is serving in the
Washington Everett Mission(she is just younger that Rachel);
my sister Janice, her husband Dallin, (Gilbert, AZ)
and their 6 children-Christopher (returned from Boston, MA mission-Spanish speaking), Patrick ( recently returned from Orlando, FL mission-Spanish speaking),Jackson, Kellen, BrookLyn, and Maddie; my sister Cheri and her husband Jose'(Mesa, AZ), and their 4 children-Josh, Kelsey, Lucas and Madeline; Dan and I (I am the oldest of 9 in my family) and
our married son, Jordan, his wife Amber (Mesa, AZ)(due in April with grandbaby #2-it's a boy!)with our cuter than cute 1st grandbaby, Camryn, and Jordan's friend Ellis,
and our daughters-Melissa, Amy and Hillary.
This is my sister Janice's cabin in Northern Arizona,
where we have gathered on many occasions.
It has 7 bedrooms and lots of room to spread out
and have fun, as you will see...
We are always so excited to see each other!
Kellen gives Auntie Kathleen a hug, and Jackson gives Kelsey a hug as Maddie waits for her turn-they are so enthusiastic in their greetings:)
Josh and Jackson; Kellen and Taylor
Kellen and Rachel
Dad is making his delicious rhubarb pie-yum!
Kellen greeting Grandma Harmon, Jen, Scott and Grandpa Harmon.
Amy and Kelsey
4 of THE LAW MEN! They built the cabin together-
L-R Jackson, Patrick, Dallin, and Christopher-missing-Kellen.
Happy to see each other! Hillary, Amy and Mandy
My brother Scott shows my sister Jen some of his
beautiful macrame jewelry
Brother and sister-Taylor and Rachel
It was Hillary's birthday on November 23rd,
and we gave her a guitar. She loved it!
Jordan works with Hillary on fingering, as Scott
looks on...
Thanksgiving Dinner
The peeling brigade
Everyone has a job to do.
Time to eat! Girls first...
The guys-waiting for the girls to get their food before
they do...
Patrick, BrookLyn, and Melissa
Camryn and dolly.......Camryn isn't sure she knows her daddy!
Zip Line
Cute little sleepy bug
We all loved being with Camryn!
CHEESE!
Where's your nose?!
Playing around...Rachel and Taylor
Jackson/Josh and Maddie/Madeline show off their
skills!
Jack and Kellen acting out!
Let's Dance
Jordan
Jack had a great time dancing!
Lucas and Josh
Melissa and Jackson-handstands
Limbo/Jump over the stick
We usually will do the Limbo, and, when done,
jump over the stick! Here goes Amy...
Melissa
Jordan
Melissa
From past years...
Jordan and Jackson getting ready to jump...
Jackson
Sometimes it gets knocked down...
Patrick makes it over!
Service Project
We do something for the cabin,
or pick up trash on hikes. This year
we cut wood for the cabin from fallen
trees in the nearby forest.
Jose' cutting up the wood.
Dan carrying wood to the trailer-
Cousins taking a break
Camryn and Madeline
Carrying the wood to the trailer
Fathers and daughters!
Amber-due in April 2010, and a squirmy Camryn.
Camryn gets a lift from Grandpa Dan!
The Virginia Reel
When we get together, we often dance this dance. This
chilly night did not stay chilly for long!
We put on the dance music from one our favorite films-
"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", and I called
the dance. We always have so much fun-everyone can do this!
Kelsey and Naomi sashay down the middle...
Partners get ready to swing-
Jordan's friend, Ellis and Amy getting into it...
As you dance down the line, it's also a pinching line
so you have to watch out!
Patrick and Madeline(who is getting a pinch from Maddie)
Taylor and Hillary...
Jack watching Jackson pinch Lucas, who is dancing
with Maddie.
Jordan, Amber and Camryn
Christopher and BrookLyn
Jen and her son Jack
My brother Scott, and sister Kathleen trying
to stay ahead of the pinchers!
Jordan, Amber, and Camryn go under the bridge
made by Rachel and Jackson.
Kelsey, Maddie, Patrick, Madeline under Amy's
bridge.
Taylor and Hillary go under JAmryn's (our nickname
for Jordan, Amber and Camryn) bridge.
My sister Janice and hubby Dallin's turn to make
the bridge
We were well warmed up by the time we were through-what a
fun workout! There is something about dancing-old and young-
that just takes you back to a simpler time.
Sharing Talents
Naomi (blue shirt) wanted to "sing" a song, but did not want to
do it by herself. She had made up some actions to
David Archeletta's song "Touch My Hand".
Melissa, Hillary and Mandy said they would do it
with her, and they were quick to pick up on her actions.
A few more cousins jumped in...
Then a few more-the big finish! It was so fun to
watch :)
Madeline played her violin...
Melissa and Camryn dance, and then Camryn danced with Jordan-
it was so cute, she would just run around and around his legs while
he danced.
Mandy-Irish step dancing, and Josh doing his own steps...
Jackson joins Mandy in a most amazing
show of steps...see the video below-it will crack you up!
"Flying Feet" Mandy and Jackson :-)
Everyone gets in on the action!
We all had a great time, and made some fun memories.
Four Generations:
Camryn-
whose dad is Jordan,
whose mom is me-Suzanne,
whose mom is Lynette.
Melissa took each families pictures-she set up ours,
and had Mandy snap the pictures for us.
Family picture-November 2009
1 comment:
LOVE IT!! :) Sorry it took me so long to get to commenting! I need you to send me some of these pictures, or I can just steal them :) Love you so much & so does Camryn!
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