…to how many days our extended family (my siblings and their kids) should hang out together before the fun wears out and we're all too tired, according to my brother. Since all 9 of us and our accompanying spouses and kids were here for the wedding over a long weekend, we decided to make a mini family reunion out of it.
We rented a big cabin up at Sundance, planned some meals and activities, and just relaxed. I thought it was great, and the kids were having the time of their lives (they of course thought all their cousins lived there in that "house made of wood and sticks" and keep asking when we can go back). With that many crazy Udall kids running around, the place was like a triage--we had so many injuries we just left the big first aid kit out on the counter.
We ate too much, gossiped not enough, held babies, played cards, sang songs, hiked and walked, played football, and took naps (oh, and my dad unknowingly tried to get all the kids drunk during FHE by offering them a questionable beverage--he thought he was making a toast to the newlywed couple, but some of us figured he must have already been swigging the stuff before then--see pic of my nephew Finn downing the drink).
But like my brother suggested, 2.5 days was it. We ended the whole shindig by letting the kids run out their energy (and our wallets) at Boondocks Fun Center. After a final meal at Cafe Rio, we all said good-bye to each other, until next year.
