SWIMMING PARTY

Not sure what Halle is doing to Grady

Eating a few bites of lunch

Cute Halle May!!

Grady Boy!!

Little Denim!!

Chelsea wanted to have a swimming party for all the little grandkids.  She spent hours making the invitations, sending them out, and planning every minute of the event.  I didn't get any pictures of the swimming part but they did actually play in the water for about 15 minutes.  The wind was really blowing and made it a little chilly.  After they went swimming, we took them in to town and bought kid's meals at Arctic Circle.  We then took them over to the A. J. Winters playground to eat their lunch.  This was not a very good idea for the kid meals kinda got cast off to the side while they hurried over to play.  Chelsea brought her friend, Emily, along and even with the three of us, it ended up being quite a job keeping all three kids happy and safe.  What a fun party though; THANKS CHELSEA!!

2012 GUNDERSEN REUNION



Chelsea on the rope swing




Chelsea and Halle with Grandma Gundersen




Beautiful rock formations





Traditional races for grown-ups and kids of all ages -  Grandpa and Grandma love watching these.

 Our first major event of the summer was the Gundersen Reunion held at Strawberry Reservoir in Utah. What a beautiful place!  In conjuction with this reunion, we also celebrated Grandma Gundersen's 90th birthday. We didn't leave Bern until late afternoon, so we didn't get there until around 9:00 p.m. - just in time to see the beautiful video tribute of "GRANDMA" that Heath's wife Sara had put together.  After watching this, we were able to visit a little with some of the relatives.  The next morning Kim's family and ours awoke bright and early to make our traditional reunion breakfast consisting of pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, and hash browns.  We have been in charge of the breakfast for quite a few years now and have a lot of fun working on it together.  After more visiting, family fun and games and more good food; we headed for home.  All in all we had a great time and enjoyed being with family.  We are in charge of this event next year.  Hope we can make it as fun as this one was!  

DERRICK'S GRADUATION



Derrick - all decked out and ready to graduate!

 


Derrick with Grandpa and Grandma Gundersen

 


Derrick and Grandpa Rowsell




Ryan and Chelsea are going to miss their big brother

 Our Derrick graduated on May 31, 2012.  What a fun year we have had watching him in football, basketball, and track and as always excelling academically.  On top of all this, he is just one good kid.  I may be biased but I guess I have every right to be as his MOM.  He turns 19 this October and hopes to go straight out on his mission.  We are excited to see where he'll get to go.  We are going to miss having him around but are excited to watch his future unfold.  WE LOVE YOU DERRICK!!