Family

I love my crazy big family!  I had the chance to get away for a sisters weekend to Utah where most of them live, except for Elizabeth who moved to Pennsylvania over a year ago. It took a lot of work, but between the 5 of us, we were able to find one weekend out of the whole year that we could all get together. My sister Rebecca made all the arrangements and found us a cute little house to stay in near Logan, UT. We had such a great time. Besides reminiscing and laughing a ton, we:

shopped

cooked

 crazy danced

stood on our heads

leg wrestled

arm wrestled

and were amazing moral support for Rebecca while she got her ears pierced! 

I am so lucky to have such wonderful sisters. I wish everyone could be so fortunate! 

Me, Rebecca, Emily, Elizabeth, Lorinda 

While were were together, luck was on our side and my nephew who had just received his mission call held his farewell in church that same weekend. It was amazing to see so much family support. All of my siblings or their families were there. My sister-in-law who lives in Washington made the trip with her kids (my brother Scott is deployed overseas). My parents are missing of course due to the fact that they are on a mission. 

We couldn't pass up the opportunity for a sibling picture, we had Scott's oldest son stand in for him. 

Brothers: Bruce, Mark, mini-Scott, Kent, Ralph

Sisters: Jalene, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Emily, Lorinda 

Here is a picture of my Nephew Darian with his parents: my sister-in-law Sherry and my brother Bruce. We are so proud of Darian. He is my first nephew to go on a mission.