Extended Family Gathering

Since we live in Utah and quite a few of my cousins and other relatives on my mom's side live here, we decided to have a get-together for the holidays. Everyone who lives in Utah was able to make it, and several members of my own family who don't live in Utah but happened to be here for the holidays also made it. We didn't have any representation from one of my mom's sisters, but all of their family lives in California and nobody was out for Christmas this year.

Anyway, we had a buffet-style potluck dinner of ham sandwiches. I made the ham, which was my first time making a ham ever, and it turned out pretty good. There was plenty of food, and I'm glad for that because I was worried at first that there wouldn't be enough. All the adults had a great time visiting and the kids (many of whom are only second cousins) had fun playing together in the toy room upstairs.

It's always fun to get together with the cousins on the Fellows side--we always had such fun playing together growing up, even though we often lived far away and only saw each other a few times a year.

My mom and my brother Adam

my cousin Matt and his wife Alicia

My cousin Andy with his 3-year-old daughter, our Caleb and Travis also at the table

My cousin Beth and my sister-in-law Eve

My cousin Ed and his sister-in-law Patrice, who is married to my cousin Dan

My Uncle Bill and his wife Lori, with their granddaughter, one of my cousin Andy's kids

Some of the kids who are second cousins

All in all, it was a fun evening and hopefully we can have more of these get-togethers in the future. Thanks to my cousin Beth who helped me put it all together.