Jackson saying goodbye. He is such a sweet little boy and even though he didn't fully understand what was going on, he still ran and gave Jordan a big huge hug.
Grandpa Fife and Jordan
Getting a picture of 5 grandkids under 6 can be difficult...to say the least. Poor Jacob was missing all the fun during his nap.
Jordan and the Thomas' Boys
The Bro's
It was a bittersweet morning, seeing Jordan off. The MTC has a new system where you pretty much pull up and drop off the missionary, which is why we said our goodbyes at the house. Jordan was so ready to go and born to be a missionary. I know he will be great. In the weeks following his farewell, his letters have always been positive and filled with the spirit regardless of how hard it has been. We love you Jord! I know how much he will grow and learn about himself and his faith, but I miss him. Who are we going to pick on for the next two years?
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I guess Julia will do.
(just kidding Ju-Ju)
Mike, Me, Julia and our boys hit 7 peaks later that afternoon while the others headed home. It was so much fun and brought back a ton of summer memories from my childhood. There were a TON of new rides! The lazy river and wavepool weren't nearly as big/fast as I remember them being... Mikey was a champion and hid his fear pretty well. We had one breakdown at the top of the Cave Run. He was quietly saying that he wanted to go on a different ride the whole way up but we were encouraging him with pep talks. I felt so bad when we hit the very top and were about to go in. I looked over at him and he was silently balling. Tears streaming and all. The nice little lifeguard assured him that it really wasn't that bad. He trucked through it though! What is funny to me is he went on the half-pipe one with Mike and LOVED IT earlier in the day. To me, that one is the scariest looking! We let the camera get some much needed rest for this excursion.
After 7 peaks we went to Stan's for some tasty fried good-ness and Ah-maz-ing milk shakes.
What else do you do with an alphabet of stickers and an This concludes the Hunter Family Reunion. Thank you all for bearing with me while I stretched it on for two months.
3 comments:
I loved all the detail Donya and felt like I was experiencing the reunion all over again. It was the highlight of my summer...a little piece of heaven being with everyone together. I love how happy G-pa looks! Keep blogging...I'm your biggest fan.
I love all the fun pics from your fam reun! Your fam is the best ever! I always wanted to go with you guys to a reun...All I would do is laugh the whole time! haha
Great blog, Donya! You have a talent for this; I wonder if you could make my life seem fun and entertaining? Probly not...anyhoo, keep at it and I look forward to the next installment.
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