Glen Thomas Family Reunion July 14-16, 2008

A great time was had by all at our Glen and Thelma Thomas family reunion held at Palisade State Park. A big thanks to Viv and Jeremy for the photos. If the rest of you have photos of the reunion, let me know and we can put those on, too.

Here is Shelli with Jed at his first Thomas reunion. There is an even cuter photo of this family on their family blog.




Stephanie, Kelsey, Ellie and Jenni about to embark on ATV adventures!


Viv's crafts are always a big hit!

Some very cute paddleboaters.

Viv with her boys.


Courtney, Anna, Jacob, Tommy and Kristi playing "Ticket to Ride".


Steve and the makings of a terrific fire.


Maddy, Abby, and Amy get some help from Ellie.


Grandma with baby Jed. (The oldest and the youngest at the reunion!)


Battle of the canoes and the paddleboats. (Weren't there only supposed to be 4 people on the paddleboats?!)


Enjoying Sam's great Floating Relish Tray Tic Tac Toe game.


But did Sam enjoy it as much as the rest of us?

Wow- what a great photo of the lake!

Watch out everyone! Here comes Jenni!

Conversation among the shade seekers.

Joe fixing his famous delicious breakfasts.

Karen and Stephanie


Landon and Jeremy and their canoe....


Kristi, Shelli, and Anna try out the canoe.

Another shot of the girls enjoying making frames and cards.

Who's driving this thing?!

Ellie and Jenni

Steve's mother, Jean Brown.

Ashley, Anna, Ellie, Abby, and Maddy

Kevin and Abby

A beautiful sunset

Another shot of the beautiful sunset.


We shared the pavilion with these swallows. We called them the "Big Mouth Singers" because they reminded us of a toy from our childhood.


Enjoying the fruits of Joe's breakfast labors.


Thomas cousins


Abby dreaming of the day she can drive this all by herself.


Allie enjoys a popsicle.


Amy proudly wearing her Thomas family tee shirt.

And, of course, what is a Thomas reunion without a rainbow!!

Here is a shot of the rainbow from the campsite.



And another year sets on the family reunion. Thanks to everyone for all your efforts and we'll see you again next year!

Baby Shower for Jed and his mom!

We had a wonderful time sharing in the joy of The Thomas family's newest member, Jedediah Glen Sivert. Here is the guest of honor with his mom, Shelli.

This is how Jed spent most of the shower!

Lots of happy well-wishers....
Viv, Abby, Peggy, Auntie Arlene,Jenni, Sophie, and Allison

Marianne, Shelli, Bethany, and Bob's mother

Kaylie, Megan, and Casey

Amy and Courtney

Jaime and Marianne

Tyson approves of Jed's newest toy!

Aunt Amy relishes holding the cute little bundle!


Lots of fun gifts!

There were "Made in the USA" gifts...
And "sparkling" gifts....
and BYU gifts.....
and "Helicopter" gifts! This was the shower favorite! Very clever Allison!
Sea turtles have special meaning for Jed and his family!
Ashley
Jed
Grandma Sivert and baby Jed
Mckaela and Abby
Abby and Addie

Misc. photos from Mom and her mission

Kristi, Laurie, Mom and Karen with beautiful FLathead Lake in the background.

Some more beautiful scenery in Polson. Laurie says that the pictures just don't do it justice. It is beautiful.


Would you believe there is a "Miracle of America" museum in Polson?!


This is the Wheat Montana restaurant in Polson.


This is Mom and Laurie with Angel Lloyd, Elder Lloyd's stepmother.

This is Br. Lloyd with some of their animals.

Mom,Laurie, and the Lloyd's. The Lloyd's have a grandson serving in Laurie and Kenny's stake.

Mom with her last companion, Sister Hurd.

At dinner with some other sister missionaries.

This is Elder Camp, who baptized Auntie Arlene.

Here is Mom with a pretty bouquet of flowers that Karen's family sent her for Mother's Day.

More info on the Thomas Reunion Site

Kevin and I drove down to Palisade State Park yesterday to get a better idea of the layout of the park and the group camping site that we reserved. FEEL FREE TO LEAVE A COMMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS BLOG ENTRY.

Here is a view of the Sanpitch group campsite that we have reserved. As you can see, it was occupied at the time, so I couldn't get a good picture of the pavillion but you can see it in the background. There's a pretty grassy area. One sad note-- there is no campfire spot, just barbeque grills. The next picture is of the parking lot (and an added bonus photo of me taking the shot-- no charge!). There is plenty of parking.



Here is a view of Palisade Lake. I should have taken a few more shots of the lake. It really is beautiful and larger than I expected. Our campsite is right next to the lake. There are canoes and paddleboats available for rental. I hope Sam and Viv will bring their inflatable canoes. Be sure and bring your life jackets, especially for the little kids! Motorized boats are not allowed.


This playground is probably a 5-10 min. walk from our camp.


There are two showers in the ladies restroom. They looked pretty clean to me. I assume the showers in the men's restroom were similar. (We've certainly showered in worse! Mantua comes to mind!)



You can see the two trailer campsites we have reserved. They are the empty one in front and the one with the motorhome. This shot is taken from the groupsite entrance so you can see that it is very close. These camp spots have full hook-ups so we will have electricity, comfort for cooking, napping babies, and things like that.

A baby boy for Bob and Shelli!

Here is the link to pictures of our new family member, Jedediah Glen Sivert: click here to see a sweet new family!

Jordan Lambrecht's High School Graduation

Auntie Arlene and Amy had a wonderful time at Jordan Lambrecht's High School graduation on Tues. May 20 in Ogden. She graduated from Weber High. Her brother, Justin, and sister, Kristen, were there along with her dad, Joe. We were sad that Jean (our cousin) was not able to be there because of work. Jordan is a wonderful girl and plans to attend the U of U in the fall. Here are some pictures:

Mom sent some more pictures!

I don't know how clear these photos will be since they are taken from a color copy but here are some more pictures that Mom has sent. Her new companion is the one in the dark suit on the end. She is also a widow with 10 children. Who knew the Church had so many widows with 10 children who are serving missions?!