Grandpa's siblings all gathered to the midwest for the Fourth of July this summer -- along with about 60 of their children/grandchildren (that's only about half of us!). We got to visit with cousins we haven't seen in years, and had a great time learning about the family and the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in this part of the country. Highlights included stories of Great Grandpa driving the Prophet around in his new caddy in the 60's, K & J making great friends with cousins they'd never met, Joseph documenting stories from family and nature from the region, and (my personal favorite) J-boy fertilizing the tree all the cousins were climbing at Farr West (see the bottom-right picture in the collage). I'm not sure what inspired that particular activity -- I'd just spent nearly 15 minutes with him in the bathroom Adam-ondi-Ahman! We'll just categorize it as another bit to bribe him with when he starts dating...
We watched fireworks in Independence, MO the evening of the fourth, and then spent the next day at Joseph's cousins' gymnasium. The kids had a great time jumping and climbing -- and so did the adults. I mostly sat. :) Probably should have tried out the trampolines -- maybe Baby would be here by now if I had!!
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