Dunford Reunion at Bear Lake July 6

How quickly the time flew and it was suddenly the last day.  

Our final poster - where should the next reunion be??

A darling photo of Lia reading to Samuel and Henry

One of the few photos of Preston with Duncan, Caroline, Clay, and Abe

Here are Brooke, Catherine, Eden and Caroline - such sweet cousins

Some of the group headed on down to the Logan Temple to do baptisms for the dead. 

Caroline, Clara, Kendall, Faith, Catherine, Lia, Cailey, Duncan, Clay 

all set to do baptism (well all except Lia who is only 9)

In the meantime, Henry looks like he is trying to find worms!

In the meantime, we took Ben, Will, and Samuel to the airport - wah...

Then Brittany, Michael, and their kids came over to spend the night.  We gave Robbie is birthday present five days early!

Dunford Reunion at Bear Lake July 5

Here was another poster "If I Could Go Anywhere on Planet Earth, It Would Be...

After breakfast, most everyone heading to the lake, boating courtesy of Clay.  Here are a number of photos - some are probably from the lake fun the day before courtesy of Michael.  

Matt and Tana

Heather and Duncan

Duncan, Grace, and Caroline

Amie and Cailey

Wendi

William, Ben, Eliot, Peter, Adam, Michael in the banana boat

Kendall, Caroline, Duncan, and Clay

Lia, Rowan, and Eliot

Adam, Abe and Duncan

Isn't this a darling photo of Emily and baby Samuel?!

Matt and Heather are helping in the kitchen!

It was so nice to Adam and Wendi taking a well-deserved break on the porch!

Baby Samuel was also adopted by Tana! He did not want for attention...

Here is our great group photo with a little doctoring to add Alex, Charlotte, and Elizabeth who had to leave the day before...Adam designed these great t-shirts!

Dunford Reunion at Bear Lake July 4 - Happy 4th!

Rob and I took an early morning walk up the mountain behind where we are all staying.  It was a lovely time together.  Doesn't the lake look beautiful?!

Michael's brother Hyrum came to join us for the day

Heather, Catherine and Caroline looking at the rodeo

Best Book - Best Movie choices for Tuesday

Robbie obviously found the orange drink way too tart!

Pete gets a ride on his dad's shoulders

Henry just loved Samuel.  He spontaneously came up and gave him a kiss!

You can see how happy he is - they both are! Don't we look festive for the 4th!

We brought up plastic cups for everyone - they worked out so well.  

Dunford Reunion at Bear Lake July 3

Every morning there was a poster with themes that we could write upon. Here is Monday's.

While on a little drive around, Michael was able to introduce Robbie and Henry to a horse.

And Robbie found a giant dandelion to blow...

Also, Wendi taught a yoga class on the side yard.  Here she is with Cailey.

Many of us made a trip to nearby Bloomington which is settling place for the Dunfords when they came West.  Dad gave some description outside Isaac's son's home which is still standing.

Here is the view

Then we visited the graves of Isaac and Leah

Peter hanging with the past

Dad, Ben and William

A number of us then went to Bloomington Lake up in the mountains to the west of Bear Lake.  It was made up of two beautiful glacier-fed lakes.  

Here is the first lake

Here is Amie with her girls.

Robbie made a snowball from the glacier snow

Isn't Rob cute!

Adam with Peter and Eliot.

Ben with William and Samuel

That night Adam had everyone share their motto for life.  Great thoughts shared by everyone.

So many of us!

Dunford Reunion at Bear Lake July 2

After picking up Alex and Charlotte at the airport the night before, we went to Church on Sunday and then drove them around. While we were showing the Temple Square, we ran into Clay and Amie and their family!  What were the chances!?!  So we got to take some photos of all of us!

Here we ran into each other totally by accident in front of the Joseph Smith Building.

In front of the Christus as the Visitors Center.

Clay's family!

Alex and Charlotte there too.

After Temple Square,  he showed her (and us) the places where he served on his mission - Utah Salt Lake City East Spanish Speaking.  It was so fun to see these and also to get to know Charlotte a little better.  She is so fun!  We then changed our clothes and headed up to Bear Lake.

Adam and Wendi had planned a Swedish dinner with activities for our first night.  It was so fun!  Besides the wonderful food - Swedish meatballs, potatoes, herring, etc. - they sang a fun song and then we could participate in a series of questions that were hidden around and in the house about Sweden.  On the last day, a prize was given to those who had the most answers.  

Can you see the little Swedish flags on the meatballs?

Wonderful strawberry shortcake

 Adam also introduced us to a fish Surströmming  (herring that is fermented) that they serve there as well.  It was the most horrible thing that any of us had ever smelled, let alone eaten.  It was so funny to watch those that participated, ourselves included, try to keep it down and not throw up!

Pool for Bryan and Michael!

Clara chilling!

Duncan and Abe getting some cousins time together!

It was so nice that Ben could come and bring his two boys - Samuel who is 6 months and William who is nearly 6!  

William and Peter has a lot of fun using the fold out mattresses as a slide!

Everyone enjoyed baby Samuel so much.  He has the biggest blue eyes and sweetest smile, and the kids (and adults) nearly fought over him!

Hear is Rob with sweet baby Samuel.

The kids seeing him for the first time

Here are our oldest and youngest grandsons!

Cailey with Samuel

A great smile with Aunt Heather

And here he is with Uncle Bryan