family reunion

all of my family is from idaho. both sides. i was born in pocatello and shortly after we moved away. idaho hold some of my dearest memories and nearly all of my family members still live there.

now that everyone is older, it is much more difficult to get together. my grandparents are celebrating 60 years together this year, so we got together with everyone for a night. i had not seen a few of my cousins in over 10 years. that is waaayyy too long. it was such a fun night though to get reacquainted with everyone.

i don't know why, but i always get a little emotional when i look around in a big family setting and realize the legacy i am a part of. it happened at david's family reunion a few summers ago and now. when i realized how two people created a family and those families created more families and they were the leaders of that. what an incredible experience to be able to look at all your children and grandchildren and know that you were the reason for this. 

my grandparents are 2 of the most kind, caring, selfless people i have ever met. i have never heard them speak unkindly to or about another person. i have countless memories of them coming to every even possible while we lived in idaho. they also trekked to wyoming every winter to watch us in the nutcracker ballet. they were some of the biggest supporters i had growing up. my grandmother is one of the most humble patient people ever. she raised 6 rowdy rambunctious boys and i have never heard her raise her voice.

most of the cousins...still missing a few