Family Reunion Pictures

Ok, I'm finally done with all the pictures I'm going to add, and I put all three posts in the correct order so keep scrolling down. Sorry to those of you that have already seen the first two I posted. Also there's a new post from Nonny down there too. Don't miss it.

2008 Family Reunion Pictures

Best reunion ever? I think so, but then again, I'm a little biased as the planner. All I know is there was a lot of fun had, and about a bah-gillion pictures to prove it. I've been cracking up as I scan through them. There are so many good ones that it's going to take me forever to get them all on here, so I decided I'd break it up a bit.

Hot/Cold Therapy
Otherwise known as a bunch of masochistic hot tubbers.

Gracie girl hangin with the big boys...

...then more came out, and they all went LOCO.








...aahhhhhhh sweet hot bliss.


A bunch of crazies.


Later, Greg decided to go tunneling. What we didn't get was a picture of him biffing it on some ice as he jumped over the side of the tub. Ouchy, yet hilarious.


Crack open your Dew, babe. You earned it.

2008 Family Reunion Pictures

Snow Play


I tell you what, we couldn't have had better snow conditions for this reunion. The trees were all fat with snow, making it a winter paradise.




Don't worry, he may not eat much food, but Eli got his fill of snow. He's good to go.


Eli and Brenden. Two peas in a snow pea pod.


Uncle Greg helped to kiddos make a pretty cool snow cave.


Here's Miles testing it out before completion.


The mystical snow fairies. (Sorry I forgot their fairy names.)


Or maybe they were snow angels. :)


I can't believe how big this girl has gotten. What a little cutie!


Little Gun


The Gunderson Kids

2008 Family Reunion Pictures

The indoors were just as merry.


Gunnar wanted to join the hot tubbers so bad that he decided to take matters into his own hands.


All aboard the Mexican Train. (A Gunderson favorite.)


Of coarse it wouldn't be a Quigley reunion without a little golf. Just a Wii bit of golf.


Eli caddied for his daddy.


Eve is getting better at sitting on her own every day.


Little red, big red.


Garth claims that Will is the cutest of all the grandkids. That's debatable, but he's definately in the running. (Right behind all the Hough kids.)


Dad and Mom, you started it all. We love you!


Ask Jordan, this really was the best reunion ever. And I'm sure that has nothing to do with this being the only reunion he's been to.


So sweet. I wish someone would have gotten a picture of little Clairy hot tubbing. She's her daddy's little girl for sure.


So fun to hang out with Grandpa!


Sunday evening we had Family Home Evening, and the kids dressed up as the nativity.


Claire was the Christ child though there's nothing boyish about that girl.


But I don't wanna be a rabbit!


What did you call him, Lawerence? I think it was Number 1 holstein. I think Little Ham may be more appropriate. That Gunnar loves the spotlight.


Mother Mary (Oakley) with baby Jesus (Claire).


After Luke 2 was read, the three wise guys sang us Jingle Bells, and then broke out into some Kung Fu. Oh, you didn't know Kung Fu was associated with Christmas? How wrong you were.


Hi-YA!


Lindsay, Oakley, and Connor taught us about Christmas in the 70's. I'll never forget those five huge mood rings....Ou! Ou!


Cabin Smooches


Lawrence finished the night by reading the kids How Murray Saved Christmas. Thanks Law, they loved it!


Did I mention Jordan was totally psyched about this reunion?


Garth too...apparently.


It was nice to see Morgan getting around so well. We love you, keep getting better!


Morgy's family. We're looking forward to Alturas this summer with you guys!

Thanks everyone, for all your support of our reunion. If you haven't gathered, we loved it, and are so glad you were willing to brave the cold to join us. All these pictures are a compilation of ours, Mom's, Gwen's, and Reese's photos. I've had so much fun looking through them all, and reliving some of the memories. Feel free to throw some of your favorites up here. Love you all.

Oh, and a note to all you that weren't able to make it: WE MISSED YOU! We're excited to have the opportunity to get together again this summer.

Greg, the Reunion Trailer is awesome! Don't know how long you have had it there, but just noticed it. Love the music! Definitely got me excited! See you all in a couple of days!! Mom

Reunion

PS- I don't know if I've mentioned that the cabin for the reunion does NOT permit pets. I'm sorry if this inconveniences any of you pet owners out there. Hopefully this is enough time for you to make arrangements for their care. Thanks for your cooperation in this.

Melinda

Meal Assignments

Hey everyone! Here's how we decided to break up the meals for the reunion. Let us know if you have any questions or issues. Love ya!

Friday Dinner: Melinda & Greg (We'll probably do soup and rolls, so dinner will be ready to eat whenever you arrive.)

Saturday Breakfast: Morgan & Bethany

Saturday Lunch: Bryant & Jenny

Saturday Dinner: Mignon & Scott

Sunday Breakfast: Mom & Dad (Something fast- church is at 9am. We need to be there by 8:30 if we want a seat.)

Sunday Lunch: Garth & Britani (Big meal of the day. Guests at church are asked to only stay for the Sacrament so you should have plenty of prep. time if you need it.)

Sunday Dinner: Sharese & Jordan (light meal)

Monday Breakfast: Mom & Dad

Where is our $700 billion bailout?

Where to start? Let’s face it, times are tough. Because of this we have been thinking about different options that would be best for the family at this time. I’d like to layout some of these options and get everyone’s opinion on it.

With the reunion coming up in a couple of months, we have realized that situations have changed for many families. We don’t want the reunion to become a burden for anyone so here are the options we have thought about:

1. Cancel the reunion for this year. If this is the case, Melinda & I would like to have another turn at planning the reunion since ours was canceled. We would propose to do this either after Morgan & Bethany or Sharese & Jordan’s year.

2. Not change anything. Stay where we are planning and go from there.

3. Possibly change to a smaller 6 bedroom cabin in Island Park that would end up being around $750 cheaper but still as nice. (We have talked to some families about possible sleeping arrangements in this situation. It would have ample sleeping room for everyone ie beds.)

4. Possibly help with expenses that each individual family may have just to attend the reunion, like gas money or paying for your family’s meal.

5. We would also like to propose cancelling the auction this year since the major expense (lodging) for next year’s reunion has already been taken care of.

We want to get everyone’s input on this. We don’t want to have a large cabin and spend more money than we need to if people are unable to attend. We are fine with anyone of these options, but we need to know and make a final decision by the 12^th of October so we can get our money back if needed or change to a different cabin. After that date, our options will be very limited on what we can do. We realize that there may be other options we have not thought about and would love to hear everyone’s input. We would like this to be a family decision, not just ours.

2009 Family Reunion

Hey, Thanks to everybody that responded to my last minute Texts and Emails!

We got the Smokey Lodge Cabins at 6:23am this morning!

Our reservations are for Fri, August 14, 2009, 12pm – Tue, August 18, 2009, 12pm. Luckly it doesn't conflict with any of the blackout dates of the families that responded. Thanks again for letting me know. We'll give more details next year...

Can't wait for Melinda and Greg's reunion this Christmas! Island Park is a beautiful place in the winter. Save your money and donate heavily to the auction and we could get a boat or jet skies for next summer and leftovers to load the fund for Sharese and Jordan!

Love You All!

Morgan & Bethany

Coming Soon......

The reunion info page has been updated with the new information on where we will be staying. Check it out to see pics of the new place.

We are also planning on using the reunion comments section more for ideas that we want every one's input on. I updated it with something we have been thinking about. Let us know what you think.

What no birthdays today?

Holy cow, we have a fetching lot of birthdays in this family! Maybe that's because we have a fetching lot of people in this family! A lot of people that I can't wait to have together at our reunion! I've been thinking a lot about the reunion lately. I'm getting so excited for it! I've been getting all sorts of good ideas for auction items. ARE YOU? As you may have realized, the fact that we are having the reunion late in the year means we have less time to gather up funds for next years reunion. Let's make sure Morgan and Bethany have plenty of moola for next summer! The auction is going to be right before Christmas which may be tricky for some, so let's plan ahead. Save up and bring great stuff! Not to be to preachy...it's just something I've been worried about.
Love you all!!

Reunion 2008

Reunion info page has been updated with this year's reunion information.

Family Fund

Happy Holidays!

This is a friendly reminder to remember the family fund! Reese, Morgan, and the parents have paid their 2007 tabs. For the rest of us, if we can't pay now, let's put it into our financial plans for the new year! Call me if you have questions on your account.

Love,

Non

Pancakes, sausage, and eggs...oh my!

Camping breakfasts are where it's at. I've had a hankering for a really good breakfast ever since we found out about Gavin and Dylan's Hogwarts Breakfast birthday party. Hopefully there will be a plethora of hash browns tomorrow. :) The grandkids are all growing up so fast. This old picture of Connor kills me. When did he have those cheeks?!

melinda