The Ross Reunion 2013 officially started on Monday, July 22nd. One of the things we often like to do is some kind of craft or creative project. This year, Grandma Ross had prepared some pillowcases for the kids to decorate. Sweet. She had traced on them a logo for the Ross Reunion. The rest was up to the creative genius of each kiddo.
I heard rumors that some of the dads were feverishly putting the finishing touches on their pinewood derby cars down in Grandpa's shop in the basement. Of course, there are no photos of this as it was a top secret venture. The Derby was to commence on Day 2 of the reunion. Time was running out.
That afternoon we were scheduled to take a look around a special exhibit at the Leonardo Museum in downtown Salt Lake. They had a touring display called 101 Inventions That Changed the World. We thought a fun way to transport everyone would be to hop on TRAX, the public train system. Even though the weather was really hot, the kids were good sports and had a fun time riding. We did get a few looks from the TRAX regulars. Even in Utah, with all those kids (19 for this outing), we are kind of a moving circus!
After the museum, many of the families did their own thing. Our kids quickly tired of the exhibits at the Leonardo, so we played tourist at City Creek and Temple Square. We were in a bit of a hurry so we could catch our train back in time for dinner.
Drake was super excited when he found a Book of Mormon in Navajo at the visitor center at Temple Square. He insisted that I take his picture.
Once we returned to the south side of town, John and Michelle treated everyone to a delicious meal at one of their new restaurants, Pie Five. It was fantastic!
We rounded out the evening by returning to the Hannay's to frolic in the evening cool of the backyard grass. It was a great night to have a family home evening where we did charades with scripture stories. There was some fine acting by all.
As the official first day of Ross Reunion 2013, it was a success!
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