our last minute vacation

Meador Family Reunion

On July 23rd, we flew to Denver, Colorado for the family reunion. We had a great time and it was awesome that everyone made the effort to come from all over the country. We didn't get to Colorado till almost midnight on Friday, but Saturday morning we headed over to the roller-skating rink to meet the rest of the family.
I hadn't been skating in years, and I am pretty sure the last time I went I was dressed in 80's clothes and was accompanied by all my college roommates :)
Kevin participated in the limbo contest, but I opted to man the camera instead!



We spent the majority of the afternoon in Uncle Larry's backyard. Events included bocce ball, baseball, and a little football after family pictures.


We did a lot of sitting around and chatting...which is what family reunions are for in my opinion.
We ended the reunion with a family home evening about missions, since one of Kevin's cousins just returned from a mission, and another one of his cousins is leaving on a mission this month. All members of the family that had served missions talked about their experience and offered any advice to the future missionaries. It was a great testimony builder, and great to learn more about members of the family. Grandma and Grandpa were then presented with their surprise gift that Jill(cousin) coordinated. Everyone contributed scrapbook pages about their family, and it turned into a beautiful book.

We will look forward to the next time this happens!!!