Monday, December 26, 2011

Cooper Reunion in Washington, DC

Every 2 1/2 to 3 years Grants family has a reunion with his 4 siblings (and their families) and his parents.  This reunion was held in Washington, DC over Thanksgiving break.  It was a long drive to get there but we stopped at my parents house (just a little out of the way) to split up the trip and spend some extra time with them.  There house was a welcomed stop on the way there and on the way back.  I actually talked my mom into going after thanksgiving shopping with me on the way back and that is an experience I will never forget :)  Hanging out with my mom at 2 in the morning was so much fun!
My favorite part of the reunion by far was getting to go to the Washington, DC temple with everyone!  It was definitely a special place to get to be with family!
I found that I didn't take that many pictures with my camera while on the reunion cause I was just so busy keeping track of the kids.  A few of the ones I took are posted below.  Most of them are in museums and checking out the sites.  I don't know if Washington, DC is the best place to take little kids but it was still fun to see family.
 Coral, cousin Hannah, and Shelbie
 Fisher nd Shelbie
 Miles being goofy as usual!  This is one of the only pictures that I got with Miles in it cause he was hanging out with his older boy cousins, Tanner and Dalton, a lot of the time.
 Miles, cousin Jackson, and Fisher
 Shelbie above and Coral below in the Air and Space Museum

 We walked so much that the kids were begging to sit down just for a few minutes.
Fisher asleep in the stroller and Coral and Shelbie hanging out on a huge statue of Albert Einstein.

The whole family in front of The Capital Building.  Notice that Coral is actually asleep in the bottom of the stroller.

2 comments:

Becky Leland said...

Glad y'all had so much fun - it was GREAT to visit before and after the reunion! My first experience shopping for 7 hours during the night - 9 pm til 4 am - and my last time!

Candice said...

WOW- you guys did so much! I'm proud of those kiddos and you- that's a lot of doing!!! :) What great memories! And LOVE Coral asleep in the stroller- that'd be me, if i woulda fit :) hehe!