Sunday, April 18, 2010

There are so many posts I have skipped for one reason or another. I need to play catch up so here goes...
On Easter Sunday we got together with the Horrocks (my sister's family) and the Crookston family (some cousins whom I did not know I had until they moved to Yuma). We have a couple of friends who join us for Sunday dinner every Sunday - two ELIGIBLE bachelors who enjoy a home cooked meal. Troy was in a play with both of them - they came to dinner one Sunday and then the next and then the next and now they come almost every Sunday. Lizzy and Ben even call them Uncle Nate and Uncle Rob. We love having them come. I love their influence on my children and that they are willing to keep coming back. I'm still amazed at that.

Uncle Nate (Bigler) was talking with Becky Crookston, just the normal chit chat when you meet someone - Where are you from? What do you do? and the BIG one...Why are you in Yuma?
Well, Nate is from Brigham City, Utah originally. His mom is the choir teacher at the high school there. His parents are in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and a few other facts I do not remember - this stirred something in Becky's memory. She asked if he is related to so and so (I honestly can't remember the name) and low and behold - HE IS!! Turns out Becky and Nate are somehow, around the bend, not really, but kinda related by marriage! Whoda thunk? :)So we took one big family picture. Uncle Rob (Weiler) is taking the picture. We'll find a connection somewhere for him too. Lizzy and Ben call him "uncle" so I guess he's already related. :)

Nate and Rob hid the Easter eggs for the kids (they hid them very, very well, I might add)

4 comments:

  1. How fun!! It is sooooo crazy how connections are! It truly is a small world! :D

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  2. What's a guy gotta do to get on the blog? Hide eggs. Interesting.

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  3. Sounds like a fun tradition! I have 2 families that I frequent for Sunday dinner, when I am not eating at home. It is fun to be "Aunt Rachel!"

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  4. Yes, Rob, it wasn't until you two hid the eggs as well as you did that I decided you could be added to the blog. :) You have arrived!!

    Aunt Rachel, you should come down here and meet Uncle Rob and Uncle Nate. :)

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