2011 Reunions

This summer turned out to be SO great thanks to our two awesome family reunions we had. They were both in Utah, so the driving was minimal, which was nice. We just love being with our cousins and siblings and grandparents...we didn't want any of them to end!

2011 TIM GARLOCK REUNION

Park City, UT

After a big flop (due to the weather and crummy quarters) from the last Garlock reunion, this one was a huge success! We stayed in a beautiful condo that slept all 15 of us, which gave us maximum together time. We ate amazing meals, had great conversation, and even had a treasure hunt for the kiddies.

Grandma Garlock and the kids (although, I think that is Sawyer in the middle wearing Ben's shirt....he fits our family so well!:) )

Ben, Jake, and Gracie playing in the hot tub...Sophie still had her cast on:(

All of the Garlock clan in one spot! (main street) Amazing how big of a group we've gotten!

I have to say that it sure was nice not being the only ones with kids. Our schedules seemed to match up a lot better this time!

Ice cream on Main Street....yummy!

In our search for Sabbath-like activities on Sunday, we went for a BEAUTIFUL drive to the top of the mountains above Deer Valley.

One of the highlights was the Olympic Park and watching the ski jumpers put on their show. I highly recommend it!

These guys were amazing!

Thank you Garlocks (especially Mary) for the great reunion! Can't wait for the next one!

2011 SHAW REUNION

Bear Lake, UT

Just when we thought our summer couldn't get any better, we had our WONDERFUL Shaw reunion in beautiful bear lake....another short drive for us! We stayed in a large cabin that easily slept all of us. We had TONS of yummy food, the kids played their hearts out, and the adults played games almost every night. Our new favorite: "Truth Be Told". I laughed so hard! We did miss Tanner, Estee, and the newly born baby Benson. Congrats to them!

Ben and Allie playing games

A good ol' fashioned cousin potato sack race

Sophie eying the s'mores instead of the camera

Everyone enjoying the fire pit and s'mores

The highlight of the trip was (obviously) the lake! It is such a great kid lake....so shallow and lots of sand, even with the water being so high this year.

Grandpa Shaw giving the kids a ride of the big orange blob thingy.

I love this pictures of my girls. Rach is an amazing photographer!



Our family in pure relaxation mode (another picture by Rach)

We attempted to make these plaster prints on the sand. Some worked, some didn't, but it was fun to have a sovenier from the beach!

Rach and I ordered the same suit....which we were fine with, since she lives thousands of miles away and this would be our only day to be twins. Jake calls us the double mint twins



A few grandkids enjoing Grandpa's boat ride


Other highlights included a cave tour of Minnitonka caves (which was a challenge but amazing), raspberrry shakes, and swimming at the pool. We wore ourselves out in fun!

Such a cute little crew. We love our cousins and family and miss all of you already! Thanks for the fun times!