We just returned from the Phil Packer Reunion up in Park City! It was a delicious vacation! We rented three condos at Bear Hollow close to the outlet malls. We each had a hottub on the deck of our units and there was a pool in the clubhouse. We stayed there for three nights, and the kids loved playing with their cousins. At night the adults all put their kids to bed and we met in one of the condos and played games. It worked out perfectly because we had a lot of bonding time! We had a talent show and John and I did that act where you lay down on a table and lay your head upside down and wear an outfit on your head and paint your chin to look like a face. We sang the "Jackson" song from Walk the Line and the family loved it! It got a little out of control at the talent show and my sisters and I started clogging a hoedown. For those of you who don't know, we all took clogging back in the day. Anyway, needless to say the next door neighbor came and told us to be quiet. So you can tell how much fun we were having! The next day we had Field Day at a park and played games: relay races, soccer, kickball to name a few. It was sunny and hot but a cloud soon covered the sun and it was perfect. Every morning my sister Liz and sis-in-law Sara and I went on a morning jog on the local trails there and had time to catch up and talk. On the last day I got to go alone with my Dad. It was really nice to talk alone with him as well. Each condo took a turn cooking a meal every night and we all ate dinner together. It was a little chaotic but you just had to laugh at how big the family is now! My brother Sam filmed each family doing a little skit and he put together music and edited them for the last night. We met in my parent's condo and had a little movie night. Our family has a very crazy sense of humor so we got to enjoy some great comedy. The highlight of all the movies was the music video performed by my brother Ben doing a song from Labyrinth "Dance magic Dance". It was halarious. We also made a care package for my youngest brother James who is serving a mission in Argentina. We each wrote him a letter or drew him a picture. The next morning we took family pics in our tiedyed shirts that we made up there and said our goodbyes. It wa hard to say goodbye especially to Ben and Sara who live in Arizona. These are the times that we really bond and make good memories. Can't wait for next year! Love you guys!!
