Awesome, Successful Hobbs Family Reunion!
We had an incredibly WONDERFUL Hobbs Family Reunion in Nauvoo, Illinois on June 23-25! Mom, Dad, all 8 kids and their families, Auntie Carla Fisher, Sue and Arlen Mounteer, Ben and Ashlee Despain, and Corey and Ashley Mounteer were there. 49 in all! We all met on Tuesday the 23rd and had lunch, watched the “Just Plain Anna Amanda” show, and then checked into our 2 big, beautiful homes. What a wonderful place to stay (Hyrum Kimball Village).
We spent the next 2 days going to the temple (session for the adults and baptisms for the kids), watching great shows like “Sunset by the Mississippi,” “High Hopes and Riverboats,” “Rendezvous in Old Nauvoo,” taking wagon rides around the town, visiting some of the historical places, and eating LOTS of food that families were assigned as well as a GREAT buffet dinner (gift to all of us by Mom and Dad) at the Hotel Nauvoo.
We took the family picture above at the Patty Sessions cabin (a relative of the Hobbs family that lived in Nauvoo back in the day).
We also enjoyed guests at our home on both ends of the reunion as well. Mom, Dad, Mark, Carla and Scott’s family, David and Gina’s family, Joseph and Julie’s family, and Auntie Carla came for a few days before the reunion and we had a ball. After the reunion we were able to enjoy more of David and Gina’s family and Auntie Carla. Brian and Lee Ann’s family also came and spent the night on Friday. We had a great time in downtown Chicago with them going to the Field Museum of Natural History before they flew out Saturday afternoon.
Thanks again to all for making this such a special time!
WOW! It’s hard to believe that Zach is now done with pre-school and will start next year Full-Day Kindergarten! He has LOVED pre-school and his teachers have been GREAT! We are so thankful to them for how much they have done with him! He went to the Zoo with the class this year and loved every minute of it! His personal helper, Rachel Bostick (with Zach below) really made him happy!
Kirstyn participated in the 4th Grade State Fair at Gombert Elementary last night. She sang in a chorus, and had a speaking part on the program, part of which was leading the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. After the program, we went into the library where they had all the kids state floats set up. They make these out of shoe boxes and each child is assigned a state. Kirstyn’s state was Idaho. Her float turned out VERY cool! She even had a picture of her mom on it along with Philo T. Farnsworth, Gutzon Borglum, and other famous Idahoans. Way to go Kirstyn! Still Middle School fiddle group also played as part of the program but Brittany was sick and couldn’t make it. We would have loved to see her play!
Brittany finished up her track season with Still Middle School yesterday and they did extremely well! Brittany was not feeling well at all (sore throat, headache and chills) and the poor thing ran her heart out in the 800 Meter Relay (where she ran the 400 meter leg). Although her team came in last, Brittany gave it her all and didn’t quit, even though she was sick. She fared better in the triple jump, however, reaching her personal best of 22 feet, 8 1/2 inches. She was very happy with this! 🙂