Sunday, September 9, 2018

50th Anniversary


My parents have been married for 50 years!  What an accomplishment.  We couldn't let this milestone go uncelebrated.  We were able to get all of my siblings together as well as their families, with the exception of Azure and Myrna (Azure was sick) and Emmi, who is on her mission.  That's quite a feat for such a large family!

We started the day with breakfast and hanging out at our house.





Katelyn spent Friday night camping with some mission friends and brought them home for breakfast too!


These two brought their families all the way from Pennsylvania (Elizabeth) and Georgia (Scott)!!
Then we headed up to Green Canyon to have our family pictures taken.  Love how they turned out!

Here's the two that started it all. :)

Ralph's family:  Ralph, Jadyn, and Sienna (Myrna and Azure couldn't make it)

Bruce's family:  Dace, Cally, Daxton, Sherry, Bruce, Darian, Nathan & Macayle

Our family:  Katelyn, Griffin, Clint, Lorinda, Ethan, and Carson

Jalene's family:  Michael, Preston, Jalene, Shannon, Spencer

Scott's family:  Brody, Mia, Jennifer, Scott, and Kaleb (Emmi is on her mission)

Rebecca's family:  Conner, Brooklyn, Rebecca, Bailey, Russ, and Austin

Elizabeth's family:  Keely, Elizabeth, Bryce, and Kierce
Mark's family:  Rachael and Mark, Ryker, Oliver, and Ivy

Kent's family: Kent and Kelsey

Emily's family:  Braden, Michael, Emily, and Jackson
The whole gang!

Grandma and Grandpa with the grandkids.

The siblings with mom and dad.


My favorite pic!  haha

After the photos, it was out to mom and dad's for lunch and some fun!

Brayden and Conner playing chess on the chess board grandpa made!






Ryker and Keely float boats in the creek



Grandpa and Bailey

Kierce pulling Preston on the zip line

Bailey and Keely

Jalene and Sienna

Jennifer and Elizabeth

Ollie and Mark

Grandma and Kent

Grandpa and Kelsey in the raspberry patch

Conner, Spencer, Mia, and Sienna

Bruce the grill master
 
Sir Oliver





Kelsey on the zip line

We had some awesome entertainment....

A reenactment of Grandma and Grandpa's courtship by the grandkids (script by the talented Kelsey Daniels).  Complete with a recreation of the birthday cake Grandma made for Grandpa.

at the BYU bookstore

a phone call for a date

driving to the "Y"

The cast takes a bow!

The awesome cake.

They took a commemorative hike to the "Y"
We also enjoyed a fabulous talent show.

Preston on the violin

Bryce and Kierce with a ventriloquism act

Bruce's family singing

Jokes from Scott's family

Keely drawing

an original composition by Rebecca's family.....so clever and funny!


Kent playing the piano

Braden on the electric guitar

And a reunion of our favorite group performing Ice Ice Baby!
And Rebecca created a fun slideshow of their last 50 years together.


We also recreated a family photo from the 90's.  So funny!




Such a great day making great memories.  Sure do love this family.

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