PORTER FAMILY REUNION

I don't have any pictures yet, but I'll get some up. Jimmy got baptized on Saturday, May 31st at the Palora Chapel and when we were planning the baptism, Kim and Kevin expressed interest in coming down and performing Kalvin's baptism at the same time. Well, unrealized by me, that blossomed into the idea for a full-blown Porter family reunion. In fact, it went unrealized until Sunday night after the baptism when I asked Erin when everyone would be heading home. Imagine my surprise to learn that many of the family would be remaining for the entire week!

I know I should have clued in earlier on the whole family reunion idea, but it had been kind of a crazy month, so I was caught totally off guard when I finally clued in. All total for the weekend we had Grandma and Grandpa Cranor, Amber, Jeff and Logan Moon and Todd Cranor (they stayed at Liz and Jeff's), Grandma and Grandpa Porter, Kim, Kevin, Kenzie, Kaleb, Kalvin, Koleman and Kimball Stinger, Melissa, Russ, Jared and Isaac Meyers, Amy, Brady, Brenna, Brooke, Ryan and Emily Johnson, Dallin, Sarah, Nathan, Brandon, Ruby and Daisy Millington, Chris, Darcie and Penelope Porter and Renee and Braiden Porter. That's 36 guests, plus our six for a grand total of 42 parading around the house at various points during the festivities.

The pool got the workout of its life. We got inducted into the world of Wii and had food galore. Skippy was in heaven with so much attention, but unfortunatley a couple of the other pets didn't fare so well. Let's just say we are down a parakeet and a hedgehog from the experience and call it good at that. All in all though it was a ton of fun getting to hang out with all our families playing, eating and enjoying everyone's company. We also got to spend some good quality time just talking and catching up with everyone. There were a few minor hiccups along the way, but I have to think we managed to stay in relative control most of the time.

Tanner, Lauren and Jim went back to Idaho with Grandpa and Grandma Porter to spend a couple weeks with them while Erin, me and Little Erin are at girl's camp. Form what we hear the fun is continuing for them up in Idaho, although it sounds like its pretty cold and rainy right now. We miss them but know they are having fun with all the Idaho family.