Category Archives: Family

Reunions

In July, we headed to Edwards, Colorado (near Vail) for our Edwards family reunion.  We rented a condo and 26 of us stayed there together.

We had so much fun with our own little Amazing Race and Minute to Win it games.

The women-folk got some much needed R&R with some delicious breakfast, pedicures, and shopping.

A few weeks later, we headed to Stanley, Idaho for the Baldwin family reunion.  Each family stayed in our own little cabins.  We spent most of our time outdoors which was kind of tricky with temps in the 30′s at night and 80′s during the day.

This picture was taken right behind our cabin.  We had the most beautiful view.

We spent one day at Red Fish lake and had so much fun playing in the water and canoeing around.

Somehow we talked Audrey into doing a dive off the dock and swimming back to shore.  We told her we would canoe right along beside her in case she was tired. She got her goggles on and got all ready to go.  She dove in and then came up screaming because of the freezing water and jumped right back into the canoe.

She inspire Mason and Uncle Stephen to dive in too.

Audrey’s Baptism

On June 4, 2011, our Audrey girl got baptized!  I can’t believe she’s old enough for this.

Before we left for her baptism, we presented her with a few gifts.  We gave her, her own set of scriptures.  I made her a quilt with some words embroidered on it that were in a song she and Kate sang at her baptism.  And Scott gave her this sweet little corsage.

She played the song, “When I am Baptized,” on the piano and she and Kate sang it together.  Here’s a video of them singing it at home.

After the baptism, we headed to the park for a picnic with family and then finished off the day having birthday cake for Grandma Jean’s birthday.

It’s a girl!

Isn’t she a cutie?

Vegas

We spent Presidents Day weekend in Las Vegas visiting Steve and Karen’s family. We desperately needed to get away from the snowy, cold, wintery Utah and find some warmer temperatures.

We had so much fun. Jeana and I took the girls to see the Tangled movie finally. It was as good as we had hoped. Not long after our trip, Jeana bought the soundtrack to the movie and all the kids sing along, even Simon.

I found a new place that could suck away all my money: Yogurt Land. If you haven’t been there, it’s like a frozen yogurt buffet, except you don’t keep going back.

On Presidents Day before we drove home, we went out to Red Rock Canyon and went hiking. It was a blast. There were some stressful times when the kids ventured to big drop-offs, and times when they were a bit more conservative and safe.

Because I’m a show-off, I had to do this:

Kate the Karacter

My family recently had a weekend reunion and one of the activities on the agenda was a sing-along out in the mountains of Idaho. Since we couldn’t be there (and I typically provide the guitar accompaniment) my sister asked me to record some songs that could be used in our absence.

The result was 4 subtitled videos that were projected up on the exterior wall of a cabin for a family of about 25 people to sing along to. I picked songs that I figured most of the grandchildren (my nieces and nephews) would know and actually sing along to. That was easy because I have a few songs that I play all the time that our kids dance and jam to.

What I did NOT expect was the comedic relief of Kate to come out in the filming. I was cracking up when I was making the final edits of the movies, and when I showed Jeana, we were rolling with laughter. There are some clips that must not go unnoticed, and to that end I have produced a quick sequence of the highlights for your viewing pleasure.

One thing I didn’t notice until just barely was the part when Audrey jumps off the chair and doesn’t make the landing. That’s about the only subtle part of the sequence.

To see the full length films check out the Songs of the Day: