Pioneer Day fell on a Sunday this year. At church I was a little disappointed that we didn't have more talks on the Pioneers, however the hymns that we sang were very fitting and I reflected a lot on what the pioneers did and who they were. What an amazing story. They are our latter-day Israelites on a latter-day Exodus. It took me a long time to realize how awesome pioneers were - and then even longer to realize that I have a rich family history of pioneers. I am very proud of that.
After church we drove up to Midway for a BBQ with Derek's aunt, uncle, and two cousins from Switzerland! They had just gotten in to SLC that morning, rushed off to church, and arrived in Midway just before we got there! It was tons of fun to see Mark, Liz, Sascha, and Remy again. Sascha we see every year (if we're lucky, He's usually off playing with his friends in PG) but we hadn't seen Mark, Liz, and Remy for 2 years. Tonja and Yuri couldn't make it. Maybe next time.
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| Remy, Brandt, Sascha, Liz, Mark, Rob |
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| The "Kid" Table |
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| The "Grown Up" Table |
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| Poor Remy! Joshua and Maren wore him out, whether by roaring at him like a dinosaur or just chasing him (endlessly) around the house. I hope he still comes back next year. |
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| Just woke up |
Wow, i wondered why our talks on sunday were all about the pioneers, i had no idea there was an actual day to remember! how wonderful! i'm fascinated by thier stories. when we were in utah this year we saw some statues of them too. how lovely to see the family! i've not met any of mark's family yet, but at least 1 person from each of the other prohaska families. maybe one day i'll meet you & your lovely children :)i love getting to know family like this, it's a start! :)
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