It had been planned for some time, and finally came to fruition in July 2021: A family reunion that included Paul & Shirleen, Craig & Sarah, Michael & LeAnn, and Amy & Bryce and their children - at the Christopher Creek Lodge, in Arizona. We stayed in Cabin 3, and in Trail Bunks A1, A2, and A3.
We arrived at various times on Friday, July 16th. The gathering included good food, family bonding, strolling around the lodge property, and even some excursions in the Mogollon Rim area. We celebrated Paul and Shirleen's 50th Anniversary (June 2nd) and all our July birthdays while we were there: Shirleen (2nd), Michael (13th), Sarah (16th), and Amelia (17th).
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| Karsten, Shirleen, Maylee, Melody, Lizzie |
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| Outside (and down the road from) the lodge entrance |
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| Paul & Shirleen |
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Sarah, Bryce, James, Amelia
(in front of Cabin C3)
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Lizzie, Melody, Shirleen, Maylee, Karsten, Paul
(in front of A1)
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| Melody at the creek |
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| Melody, Paul, Maylee, Lizzie, Karsten, James |
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| Melody |
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Maylee, Karsten, Bryce, Melody
(inside Cabin C3) |
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Fryin' the bacon!
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Lizzie, LeAnn, Amelia, Shirleen, Sarah
(inside Cabin C3)
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Bryce, Lizzie, Shirleen, LeAnn, Michael, Sarah, Craig
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Lizzie and Paul
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Shirleen, Melody, Karsten, Maylee
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Bryce and James
(Cabin C3's creek-side porch)
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| Craig, Lizzie, Melody |
Lizzie and Melody(It's important to know where places are!)
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| Shirleen, Karsten, Maylee, Melody, Lizzie |
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| Melody, Lizzie, Maylee |
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| Karsten, Maylee, Bryce |
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| Maylee |
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| Melody, James, Bryce |
Critters were seen from time to time:
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Robin
(behind Cabin C3, with the creek visible through the trees) |
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Dragonfly
(seen on one of the side trips) |
Sarah & Craig went on a few side trips (with some of us going along on a couple of occasions). Here are some representative photographs:
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| Sarah, Craig, Karsten |
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| Karsten, Paul |
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| Paul |
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Karsten, Craig, Sarah
(Ahhh..., the Mogollon Rim Country!) |
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| Perhaps this could be named "Man in the Rock" |
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Craig and Michael
(Bear Canyon Lake) |
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Craig
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Cardinal Flycatcher
(Bryce used an app to determine the name of this flower) |
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| Paul and Craig |
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| Michael |
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| Sarah |
Paul used a kaleidoscope camera attachment to get some interesting images:
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| Lizzie |
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| Karsten and Maylee |
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| Karsten |
And, Lizzie and Paul took some interesting photographs in PANO(rama) mode using an iPhone:
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| "Wh, wh, wh, what's g, g, g, goin' on?" |
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| Lizzie wants to reach out to you! |
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Shirleen, Jamesssssssssss, Maylee
(photo by Lizzie) |
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Maylee Gets a New Look!
(photo by Lizzie) |
Sunday, July 18th
We got together for a group photograph:
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Bryce, Craig, Sarah, Paul, LeAnn, Michael
Melody, Amelia, Maylee, Shirleen, Karsten, Lizzie
James
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Then, we all attended Sacrament Meeting at the Christopher Creek Branch. Craig and Sarah departed for Colorado from the church:
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Sarah and Craig
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And the rest of us went back to the lodge for a Come, Follow Me Primary discussion (led by Amy), lunch, games, and dinner.
Monday, July 19th
We cleaned things up, and there was some game time over in A1:
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| Melody, Shirleen, Maylee, Karsten |
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Shirleen, James, Maylee, Karsten, Lizzie, Melody
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Then we headed to Payson for lunch, here:
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Bryce, Karsten, Lizzie, Paul, LeAnn, Michael, Maylee, Shirleen, Melody, Amelia
James |
Summary
An enjoyable reunion!
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