Bradshaw Family Reunion 2013, part 1

Two weeks ago now, we returned home from a family reunion trip up to the Northwest. It was a refreshing vacation with delicious food, good weather, and great company!

We left town on a Friday night after work and spent a night in Boise before heading up to Seattle.

The Boise temple. We got to do an endowment session there on Saturday morning before continuing westward.

We took advantage of the fact that we were out of the desert by stopping at a fruit stand for some plump, fleshy Rainier cherries and 4 pounds of the biggest, consistently tasty apricots I've ever had.

Before getting to Robert & Camille's house, we stopped at Snoqualmie Falls:

And then, for a few days, we played with a whole bunch of cuties:

Here are a few fun things we did on a smaller scale:

Lunch at Google with Robert, just the 3 of us

A quiet walk along the Sammamish River Trail, just Thomas and me

I finally got to experience Molbak's

On Wednesday, the house was the center of industry as we all (ok, just some of us) busily worked on wedding stuff for a family friend's wedding on Thursday:

Thomas got all artsy on me... :)

We got a break in the evening, when we went to a barbecue at the Hoffmans':

To wrap up the day, we went through some stuff from Thomas' grandparents to divvy up among the siblings:

Thursday was a full day devoted to Kristen Hoffman's wedding! It started off with a temple sealing, which we were able to attend. Then there was a wedding luncheon and ring ceremony, followed by an evening reception at a lovely park/lake.

Stay tuned for part 2!

oxox

These are a few of the things that we've done...

Singing for hours in prep for a broadcast
Lisa's been running, subscribed to a podcast,
Dinner with friends, and games with them, too
That's just the start, we've named but a few.

Music at Scera, one evening enjoyed,
Worked lots of hours, we're glad we're employed.
Pioneer Village was interesting, true,
But stick with us yet, we're not quite through.

Family birthdays,
Jam-packed Sundays
Many photos shot
We're simply recalling the fun that we've had
Except for the weather: HOT!

And now, the photos, which are out of order:

Hudson Lights, composed of several former BYU Vocal Point members (of YouTube fame)

The Strike, a classy band from Provo and winner of the competition

Mayday RED

Some people we met. They went last year too.

Jaws the Watermelon eating gummy sharks

Friends with twins...seems like we're destined to be around twins!

One of the birthday victims

And some of the celebratory party

If you want a taste of what Nauvoo is like, go to Pioneer Village

A brace of ducks

Apparently we made the mother nervous and she called them to her

"Beards are the new black"

May 2013

Here are some pictures of the Provo City Center Temple at the end of April:

Thomas got to go on a Priesthood (Fathers & Sons) campout:

Thomas' parents came for a short visit when Jeff spoke at a forum at BYU-Idaho:

My parents came for a long weekend visit shortly thereafter. They joined us at a ward Pie Social (for which I made strawberry-rhubarb pie, my first attempt) and helped us host a ward Lemonade Social.

My dad also looked at the pathetic light fixtures in our apartment bathroom and ended up replacing them (yay!), and got us some flowers to plant in the front flowerbed, which my mom and I planted before they went back home :)

We finished up the month with a barbecue with the other members of the Elders Quorum Presidency and their families.

oxox