Family Reunion #2

The second weekend in July Chris' mom's side of the family had a big family reunion because it was his Grandma and Grandpa's 60th wedding anniversary. We went Friday afternoon and hung out by the river and ate.

Here is Courtney and I (Chris' little sister) riding the boat. :)

I roasted a huge, perfect marshmallow.

That night we had an auction. Everyone got to have a number and when they called your number you got to pick something out. They had quilts, kitchen appliances and dishes, books, games, crafts, decorations, etc. Chris' grandpa likes to shop the clearance aisle and then buy 10 of everything. haha. Our numbers never actually got drawn, there was some kind of mix up. But his Aunt Cherie gave us a quilt, and that was really nice.

After the auction Grandma and Grandpa got up and announced that they are now serving as missionaries in the Boise, ID mission. They are over approving housing for the missionaries to live in. I think they have served two other missions. It was a sweet moment and I just love these two so much!

We love Grandma and Grandpa Andersen. Whenever we are bored and need something to do we like to go down to their house and swim in the pool. We always visit with them for awhile. They make all their grandkids feel like you are their favorite.  

Saturday Grandma and Grandpa had an open house for their anniversary at their house, so all the grandkids stayed down by the river while that was going on. They rented this bounce house for the kids, and even though it was raining, they had fun. The rest of us sat under a pavilion for 2 1/2 hours (or more) and waited till we could back to the house.

Before Chris and I went down to the river where everyone was, we did stop by their house to say hi. 

While we were there they took a picture of his mom and all Chris' aunts and uncles with his grandma and grandpa. From youngest to oldest: Kenneth, Carol (Chris' mom), Mary Ann, Cherie, and Larrey D. 

We had dinner after the open house and Grandma and Grandpa came out in these shirts that they bought on their honeymoom 60 years ago. It was so cute. 

After dinner the kids swam in the pool, even though it was raining. :) It is such a pretty view.

The next day we all went to sacrament meeting with Grandma and Grandpa, and I think they really liked that. It was a fun weekend and I had fun getting to know a lot of Chris' family that I had never met before.