Derrick Family Reunion

Derrick Family Reunion

July 2011
Joseph, Utah
Cute Cousins
(Rylee, Kari, Abby, Emme and Caleb)
Floating down the river.

Lost Braden and Dan.

We had fun river rafting.
Before we got on the rafts,
the red ants and mosquito's were eating us alive!
Action shot of Abby getting rid of the bugs.

Emme and Abby.

Ryan and the twins, Chloe and Hadley
Love this man!
And this one!Perfect weather.

Love this action shot of Ella.
Here she is taking her own picture.
This is where we stayed,
an OLD CHURCH converted into
a vacation rental. We had never slept in a church before.
The kids thought it was like a Scooby Doo Episode.

The coolest part, the chapel was a huge theater game room.
It had a giant projector, 12 couches, pool table,
ping pong table, and all the kids slept in their together.
There were 7 bedrooms for all of the adults and spouses.
If only all churches could be this fun!
The creepiest part,
Gertrude, the headless ghost.
We had fun moving this around,
into showers, peoples bedrooms etc.
It made the guys scream like little girls!

Kate and Payton
*****
Monroe, Utah

On Sunday, we all went to church in Monroe, Utah,
where Mommy Allo grew up.
It was fun to see her hometown.
This is the house that Mommy Allo grew up in.
Playing around.
There was a park closeby.
The kids LOVED it!
But with only one key,
they got locked out more than once!

In August 2008, the Derrick Family Reunion was in Hawaii.
We started the tradition of Secret Cousins.
I love to get matchings for all of the cousins.
We gave all of the boys Zhu, Zhu pets,
and matching flip flops for the girls! 12 pairs!

The kids continue to love this tradition.
They each draw and a name and give
presents to their secret cousin every day.
At the end of the vacation, they reveal who they each had!

Chloe and Ella
Twins for the day!

The girls playing with cousin Sophia.

Dan, Ashley and Sophia

Abby and Amanda
*****
Cove Fort, Utah

We visited Cove Fort.
It was about 20 minutes from Joseph.
It was like a mini Nauvoo,
with lots to be learned from the early Saints.

Inside the fort.

Dan and James

Pioneer Games

Joseph, Utah

Smores and smores please!!!

We all took turns cooking and helping out.

The church had a fire pit and basketball hoop in the back.

2007 - Reid Ranch, Utah
2008 - Oahu, Hawaii
2009 - The Homestead in Midway, Utah
2011 - Joseph and Monroe, Utah
2013 - ???? One can only guess????