Family Reunion Fun

We all got together for the holidays this year. All my siblings and all the cousins have been hanging out this week all over Southern California. The weather has been a bit frustrating, but we still managed to have some fun.
We were all at Mortensen Manor by Sunday night and were able to take a family picture with everyone in it. It's been a long time since that happened.

On Monday everyone in Redlands went to the movies. We weren't there so we did not go.

On Tuesday everyone came down here and we went to the Mormon Battalion Museum down in Old Town. After the museum tour we had a picnic lunch in the square of Old Town. The kids loved running around and playing games.

Tuesday night my sister took all my kids back to her house for a slumber party. It was wonderful, but weird having my house so quiet. I spent that quiet time putting away the rest of the Christmas decor.

Wednesday we drove back up to Redlands to join the rest of the family in fun. Everyone else went to the San Bernadino Natural History Museum. That night all the adults were able to go to the Temple and all the kids stayed home. It's amazing that the grand kids are old enough to do that now.

Thursday we said goodbye to some family, but the party continued. We played lots of games inside and out and that night we had a murder mystery dinner. It was set up in Napa Valley at a Wine Vineyard. We had grape juice in wine glasses and lots of cheeses and crackers. We had a light Italian dinner while the game continued. It was a lot of fun. Damon ended up being the murderer. There were lots of laughs and even more fake accents. I didn't take any pictures of that and I am still kicking myself.

We celebrated New Year's Eve, a separate post, on Friday.

Saturday morning everyone went to the church for games and the great trash can races. Saturday evening we had a fun talent show. The talents ranged from standing on one's head to playing the violin, but we all seem to have AMAZING talents.

It was a great family gathering. Thanks to Mortensen Manor for hosting and to Pookie for planning. It was nice not being involved at all with the organizing I might add.