The Saga Continues

Well, here  I sit, at my computer, with so many posts to catch up that I think I may just turn the computer off and never blog again.  If I just post twice a day I'll be caught up in a few years. 
  First of all, I made it home in one piece.  The flights home were ok, really, I can't complain about travel these days.  After Gabe had been crying for the HOUR that we were waiting on the runway I thought, "well, at least I'm not walking there, in bare feet, in the winter, with no food, or shelter, and everyone around me dying, for three months."  I mean seriously, its a few hours of sitting in a comfortable chair, with a pillow and blanket, and a women bringing me drinks and offering earplugs to everyone sitting by me.  Everyone at the airports and on my flights were very helpful and nice.  One guy said to me, "What are you, a glutton for punishment?"  Hmmmm. 
Ok, seriously though, my 5 week vacation is over.  Where does time go???  I wish I could pause time. But no, it keeps on going and going.  Sometimes  it seems slower and other times faster.  Like 6 months of pregnancy (SLOW) compared to Gabe's first 6 months (FAST!) It was so good to see family and friends and I mean, really, really, good.  Lets take it one activity at a time.  I guess we will start off where I left off. 
The DeBry Family Reunion.  My parents, plus their 7 kids and their spouses, (everyone except Darren.) and 34! grand-kids. (I think) It made for a large party.  It mostly took place at my parents house- which they just remodeled.  It looked just beautiful! She had it all decked out for the 4th, so when I got there at night all the lights were on and the house looked spectacular! See for yourself- 

Look at that house! I think it has so much style and character!  I just love it.

The lawn looked like a putting green.  Way to go dad!

  We got there a couple days before everyone else started to arrive.  But come July 7th everyone was there!  

Makayla, Grace, Paul, and Ashlyn

Like always, my mom had it all decked out and looking awesome.  My mom knows how to throw a party! Here is Mark, Marilyn, David, Julia, and Malinda.  I miss you guys!!

Beautiful arrangements my mom had out for the festivities. 

On the side of the house were all the tables for the kids.  Notice how fun it is decorated- see those cute light fixtures- love them!

Oh yea, and there are some kids in the picture too. 

Like this cute kid, Kyle

Look at that pot in the back!  And Derek and Kyle.

Lots of kids

Emma and Ellie, soul mates.

Aiden, Jacob, Peter, Kyle, and Derek.  I hope I got that right.

Ryan, Anthony, Michael, Matthew, Parker, Eliza and James

Ellie, Emma, Stephanie, Makayla, Adaline, and Ashlyn

Bridie, Elle, Monica, William, and Lawson???

Ellie!

There were 3 birthdays during the reunion, Ben's (My sister, Athena's husband) Christina, and Julia (my sisters) So we had 3 birthday cakes 3 different times.  My mom never wants anyone to feel left out!

What a crowd singing Happy Birthday! 

Tomorrow I am going to post pictures of Michael Coleman's house- I can't wait!

Cooke City Here We Come!

Well, I am off to Montana for the next week!  Then to Rigby, Idaho for 3 days to visit friends and go to BYU Idaho Education Week.  I didn't finish posting all the pictures of the family reunion, so I will do it when I get back.  It's almost 1 am and I need to pack food, clothes and the car tonight.  Laura is going to be here at 8:30 in the morning.  And Laura isn't late.  So, my point of all this is that I won't have internet for at least a week- so there will be no posts. But I'm sure I'll have lots of fun pictures when I get back! 

Let the Chaos Begin

We just had our annual DeBry family reunion. Every one was there except Darren:(  We all missed him- Darren is the life of the party!  But it was a ton of fun, and chaos might be an understatement.  Actually, we had activities for the kids planned everyday and kept all 32 or 33 of them busy.  While the 15 adults tried to visit in-between dirty diapers, nursing and crying kids.  Wow, I just made that sound so fun! 

I know these pictures are a little blury.  But you get the point The first day was Saturday- it was my day to do meals and activities for the kids.  I chose the Olympics as the theme.  We played games, had races, and I gave all the kids metals, for competing in the Olympics.  Julia helped me out by bringing down this great inflatable water slide that the kids loved!  Thanks Julia for making me look so good!

The teenage boys flexing.  Ryan, Matthew, James, Parker and Michael

We lined the kids up tallest to shortest

Ellie having a great time!

Makayla, Paul, Ellie and Emma

This is our old dog Jasmine-we had to leave her behind when we moved.  We gave her to Laura and her family loves her.  (most of the time)

Parker holding Gabe

Where it all started! My fantastic parents!  Still in love after 7 kids and 32 or 33 grandkids.  We all them them so much.

Katherine and Bridie

We had a race as one of the activities. 

We also did an activity where you had to top someones head with shaving cream and then through cheetos on their head.  Whoever ended with the most cheetos on their head won!

LOL

It sort of turned into a shaving cream fight after the game.

Tug-of-war with Opa's hose.  It wasn't my idea!!!  I told them not to do it! yea, the hose broke.

 

So after the kids did their tug-of-war it was the adults turn.  I was on the side with Mark, and everyone know how competitive Mark is.  He HAS to win.  So while we are planning on how hard we are going to pull, the other side is planning on how they are going to pull for 3 seconds and then let go of the rope.  Yea, it was pretty funny when all our feet went flying into the air.  It was worth it cause we won!

Fountain Green

So the day after the 4th we headed down to Fountain Green, Utah. My parents own an old pioneer house down there.  A couple that came across the country with a handcart companies and built the house in the 1850's.  It was in shambles when my parents found it.  They bought it and fixed it up.  It is down by Manti, Utah and a ton of fun to go down there. Darren's side of the family came and slept over for the first night.  We had a great time in a place where life slows down and chickens roam freely.

This is an older picture but the house is the same.  It is a beautiful old pioneer house.

Erica, Me and Nicole after jogging in the morning

Corey brought BB guns for the kids to shoot.  They were lots of fun.  I wish I got a chance to shoot them, but it just didn't happen with baby Gabe.

Paul and the kids.  They shot those guns for hours!

Ellie Get Your Gun

You'll shoot your eye out!

Here is Corey with the kids making a rocket that is powered by air pressure.  Pretty cool.

So, on the left is Annabell, Allison's little girl.  Then Easton, who is Coreys, and then Sage, the little girl on the bottom right is Corey's too.  The other 3 are mine.

So they fill it 1/2 way with water, then pump it with that bike pump.  That rocket went like 150 feet in the air, I couldn't believe it!

Kyle, getting ready to pull the string to let the rocket go!

Annie and baby Gabe

More BB Guns.

Just can't get enough, just can't get enough.

Darren's sister, Allison, came down.  It was great to see her and her kids.   She has 2 kids, Annabelle and Jimmy.

Look at those Delphinium's!  and that cute baby- I love this picture. 

This is all the grand kids on the Ernst side.  Lets see if I can get this- starting left to right.  Remy, Gabe, Lacey, Jimmy, Annabelle, Kyle, Sage, Ellie, Easton, and Paul.  Phew.  

Making funny faces. oh, so this is at the Fish Hatchery in Fountain green.  The place was pretty impressive. 

They said they have about 1.5 million fish there.

Corey, Erica, and Nicole.

Those yellow fish are bannana trout.  Paul caught some in Rigby Lake with Grampa Shep a couple of years ago.  They were a fun fish to catch!

Fish, fish, and more fish.

Oh my heart melts at my cute kids!!!

Look at those eyes!!

Erica, me and Nicole.  Nicole is Corey's wife.  We get along great.

Seriously?  Yes, those are more fish.

Paul and Easton

Baby fish, this is where they get started.

Allison with her son, Jimmy.  Ellie, Kyle and Annie holding baby Gabe.  Can you tell Erica is a such a good aunt!

After the fish hatchery Corey and Nicole headed home and the rest of us headed up Maple Canyon.  That canyon is amazing!!  All the rock there is conglomerate, and forms these big canyon walls.  I used to rock climb there all the time in High School and College. I tried to get a picture but my camera battery died.

My kids climbing around.  You go kids!!! We gotta get some harness's for those monkeys.