Today is June 16
th....we are in Albion, Idaho....look at the temperature at 1:00pm! C.r.A.Z.y! I know!! We were not expecting this cold weather, but we are making the best of it.
Welcome to The Henry & Afton Bradford Family Reunion.....
{warning...there are a lot of pictures!}
My sweet Grandpa with his seven children
{from left to right (and in order of age)...
Elaine, Dale, Donald, Jay (my Dad),
Grandpa, Henry Kent & Dallas}
Grandpa with his children & their spouses
I know this picture is small, so it's not the best to see people, but there were 129 people in attendance
{there are 184 members of our family}. Out of that number 44 were children between the ages of 2 & 12. A lot of kids! 
Grandpa with some of his Grandchildren
Grandpa with his Grandchildren & their spouses
Grandpa with a bunch of his Great-
Grandchildren 
We made a "Living Family Tree"....
This is "my" family with my Grandpa
Some of my most favorite people in the world...
My Uncle Dallas & Aunt
Marjorie's family
Kent & Kay and their family
Henry & Trudy and a
"small" portion of their family. They have 11 children, and they all have a good number of children...so you see, this is a small bit of their family.
Donald & Sue and their family
Vaughn & Elaine and their family.
Somehow I do not have a picture of Dale & Brenda. They planned our reunion this year...it is a lot of work to plan these reunions, but they did a great job.
The reunion was held in Albion, Idaho at a place called Campus Grove. The building we used is an 8000 sq ft college dorm that has been completely refurbished. It was nice.
We started out having a lunch at a park in a building that was available because it was RAINING and remember it was 37 degrees! After we were checked into our facility....we had some GET TO KNOW YOU GAMES. They divided us into groups based on your age. Notice Noah really participating, this is normal for him. I hope he grows out of it soon!
The adults had a lot of fun playing about 3 different games. Each family has different assignments at our reunions & Dallas' family was in charge of the welcome games. My cousin Kirk was the leader for our group. Always up for a good time when Kirk is around!
My cousin Julie leading the "teens"
My cousin Leslie leading the "wanna-be teens"
After our games....a lot of free time for playing....outside {because the rain stopped finally}, card games, up in the game room a lot of fun going on.....
my sweet niece Emma
Taylor & Olivia {nieces}
Noah & Mason out playing before the rain stopped...
notice Mason has no shoes on!
Noah & his cousin Hailey
my sweet Grandpa & his Great-Grandson Adam
two of my favorite gals..Callie &
Sunda....they used to live near me in Ohio....I've seen these girls grow up since they were born...Callie just graduated HS this year &
Sunda is married!!! Doesn't show my age, does it?!
Like Father, Like Son
My Mom & Aunt Brenda working on our Family Flag
Family Olympics....this is a family tradition. Most of my family did not participate because our meal assignment was for lunch following the
Olympics, so we were preparing food.
My brother Paul giving Brynn a ride.
One night we had Family History Skits...
Not my most favorite thing to do, but I did it. Each family had to perform a skit based on anything from our Family History. It was a fun night, with great skits. We have a talented family!
My Aunt Kay, Grandpa & Uncle Kent...telling a story about how to catch Deers....pretty funny.
My Grandpa has an amazing talent & he was put to the test. When my Grandpa was very young, in school one day he would not stop talking...the punishment was he had to learn the ABC's backwards. My Grandpa can still to this day say the ABC's backwards FASTER than you can say it forwards. He was put to the test several times that night & he always won.
This is Chad & his fiance Melissa....this was 6 days before their wedding day. I really loved meeting her. Chad & Missy are perfect for each other. Chad is my cousin Leslie's son....he is Callie &
Sunda's brother....another one of my favorite people! I had not seen Chad for a couple of years, he was serving a mission for our church in South Africa and before that he was away at school. It was great to see him!
G.A.M.E.S.....this is a tradition too. Morning, Noon & Night....we are a game playing family. It's a great time. If you notice I'm always playing with Leslie or Kirk.
My Dad was super excited that his
Lakers won the Championship game...he was a little stressed during the day not knowing if he would be able to watch the game....but he found a place in this small town of 232 people that had a
tv with the game playing.
My sweet Grandpa with my brother Paul
My cousin Michelle & my Mom
My Mom & my Aunt Marjorie
my cousin Julie & me
My cousin Kirk & me. Kirk and I have been great friends since we were born. We have always been close and although we don't see each other often or talk....we have a connection, he's the best.
I love my family....I love our family reunions....we always have such a wonderful time. I'm so blessed to be a part of this family. My Grandparents, Henry & Afton Bradford have blessed my life with their examples, love & their great example. I love them so much!
