Three Forks 100th Anniversary

Mom and her sister, Arlene Aikins, went to the 100th Anniversary of Three Forks, Montana on July 17-22, 2008. They had a great time catching up with family members and friends.



I will try to identify who these people are: Kathy Haigh, Eleanor and Harold Huckert, Vi and June Haigh, Cheryl Martin (above them), April , John Haigh, Julia Meirfhofer


















I will do my best to identify these people too.
Cheryl Martin, Julia Meirhofer, Sandee Diffenbacher, April, Bob Haigh, Arlene Aikins, John Haigh, Kathy Haigh, Vi Haigh, Mike Aikins, Eleanor Huckert, Harold Huckert, Bonnie Aikins in front.

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