Barlow Family Reunion 2010

This year was the year for another Barlow Family Reunion. This is my mom's side of the family and we get together every other year. There were about 75 of us, so that made it a little challenging, but we had a great time. There were tons of pictures, so I've only included a few.

We started Friday morning with a brunch and tour of my grandma's new living center. It was great to just visit and greet people.

We had to split into two groups, and then after we were done at the living center, we headed to Welfare Square for some tours. It was pretty amazing to see how much the church does. This was near the end and Brian was entertaining himself by that point.

That evening the teenagers went to do baptisms at the temple, and then when they came back to watch the babies, the adults went to do a session at Jordan River Temple. This was a pretty special experience because it was the first time through for my cousin Miranda, since she was getting married in a week. We were a pretty large group, but it was very special.

The next day we started out at This Is The Place Heritage Park. We had some time to just look around so we took a ride on the train.

We stopped by some of the houses and stores as well. The boys were having too much fun. I don't even know what they're going for here.

Of course we had to stop for some ice cream, before lunch. Nat, who's becoming a Dental Hygienist, says you should always eat dessert first so the other food wipes the sugar off. I totally agree.

We had a little presentation at the Israel Barlow statue, since he's our ancestor. On our way, we stopped to "appreciate" the other statues.

This is my mom, a direct descendant, with all of her direct descendants.

After lunch, we had an auction to help raise money for later reunions. We all brought/made items to sell. One of my cousin's husbands works for Johnson & Johnson. So she brought a few bags of different items to sell. One being, KY products. Well, since my cousin was getting married in a week, we all pressured her fiance into buying them. Miranda was pretty excited, (or embarrassed.)

After the auction there was a little free time in which Brian went golfing with my parents, Adam & Nat, & Brad.

Then we headed over to my aunt's for a 1910 carnival. We had cotton candy, popcorn, hot dogs, and games. The highlight was the dunking booth.

Overall it was really great reunion and I had an awesome time getting to chat with everyone that I don't get to see all the time.

The next reunion my mom is in charge of, so I will be helping. I keep suggesting we go to New York, but we'll see. :)