Can we do that again? Part 2- Utah!

Part 2

When: June 4th-6th

Where: St. George, Utah

What: Fabulous Forbes Family 4th annual Reunion!

Who: The crazy Forbes' Family (My mom's side) :)

I seriously absolutely LOVE getting together with these guys! I am so blessed to be apart of this crazy bunch:) My aunties, uncles & cousins are seriously the coolest! My family, The Pedersen's, is the only family that doesn't live in either Nevada or Utah so it's a treat for us to see everybody, or at least almost everybody (we were missing a few cousins & a couple uncles...) together. Everyone, even down to the littlest rug rat, brings something unique to the table & I just love it.

I am one of the older cousins... My youngest cousins are actually just 6 months older than Drakey:)... So sometimes I feel more like an aunt than anything. Actually, according to Aunt Mo in NZ the younger cousins do call the older ones auntie or uncle:) so I like that. Anyway, I was talking to my cousin, Harley, who is 16, just about life & stuff she's going through. I was giving advice, me being so old & wise you know & had the memory of holding her after she was born flash thru my head. Then I looked around remember holding well, at least 22 of them, as babies!!! Time goes by so fast & they grow so fast... The thought made me realize I really need to work on living & cherishing every moment, especially with my babies. Because it's not coming back again...

Drake. In the dirt... Shocking? Not at all. :)

That's my boy! Start him off early... ;)

But yes, we did a lot of playing at the parks. Lots of food... Oy! We had a Mexican feast- my Mom made quite possibly the BEST batch of salsa ever & some yummy enchiladas one night. Another food I love when we get together is my Mamma's shrimp 'n' macaroni salad!!! YUM! For real... & now I'm craving it.

Gracie's baptism was great & she looked so pretty! We're so blessed to have the Gospel in our lives. There's just an added special feeling when we're all together for events like that! Another cool thing that happened was my brother Shey received the Aaronic Priesthood. A very special experience to say the least. Now there is not one Pedersen man that does not hold the Priesthood!:)

I'm missing everyone now... Especially my Mamma:( And I miss St. George & the "Utah food" we can't get here, haha!:) So we need to go back & visit again... We had such a good time with the whole family though. I hate to be redundant but... Can we do that again???:)