Tuesday, July 17, 2012

4th Annual Bangkok Reunion

Every year, some of the old members of the Bangkok, Thailand ward like to meet.  It is the English speaking ward mostly but every now and then we get people who served missions out in Thailand too.
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It is really fun for the parents to compare notes on where their kids are and for the kids to get together and hang out and talk about what is going on in our lives.  Who we are dating, where we are working, and things we have done in the past year.

I LOVE it.  Aaron isn't a huge fan but he is a good sport and takes me every year.  He doesn't know many of the people or have the connecting factor that the rest of us have, Asia.

This year, it started off a little windy.
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This is Natalya, Katrina, and Amie.  We all graduated together (with Maya and Lesley, who couldn't make it).  We've been graduated for 5 years!  Crazy to believe.  Natalya is working at a medical center and going to U of U to get her Masters and Amie just got back from her mission to Taiwan.

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It is so hard for me to believe that we are growing up!  And what is even crazier is the fact that we still each other pretty often.  I mean, I haven't seen Amie in awhile  but...you know what I mean.
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This is Pepsi!  He is part of the Morey family and he has made it to all of the Reunions.  Every year I see him, I say, "You are getting so big!  I can't believe how you have grown up." and his owner says, "That is as big as he is going to get."
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Jordan and Micah (or the back of his head) Phelps and the Spencers.
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The Sampsons....all grown up.  This is Donald Sampson and his wife and daughter.  He is Lesley's older brother.
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This is Sister Phelps talking about her mission with Sister and Amie Morey.  Amie and Sister Phelps both served missions in Taiwan.
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Sister Morey, Amie Morey, and Sister Phelps.  Notice the difference of picture quality from my point and shoot and my DSLR.

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This little Sampson girl is apparently terrified of cameras.  Poor little sweetie.  I was trying to get her not to notice me.
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Sienna Phelps taking pictures of her kids.  She is living in Trinidad or Tobago....I can't remember which.
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Sister Gibbons talking to someone that I think I didn't get to know since I had graduated.  And I think that might be her baby that Sister Gibbons is holding but I'm not sure.
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Sister Poulson and Bishop Sampson talking.
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Tried to get a picture of this little one again.  This is as she was realizing that I was there and about to turn and look at me in terror.
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Brianna Phelps with Brother Morey and Pepsi.
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Sister Gibbons again....I must have really liked taking pictures of her.
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Brianna Phelps and I enjoying a Popsicle. 
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Brianna and her niece (one of Malia's kids)
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3/4's of the Gibbons girls!  Lauren, Lane, and Haley.
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Someone that I don't know and Sister Phelps.  Sis Phelps wanted me to take a picture of the two of them together so I did.  I do what I'm told.
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Bishop Sampson and Brianna Phelps
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Sienna and one of her children.
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Sister Nielson, the one who puts it all together, and me!
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One last picture!  Haley Gibbons, Brianna Phelps, and me!
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Hopefully I will be able to go to next year.  Every year there seem to be less and less people that I know.  It is sad but I guess at some point, you have to move on with your life.  But until then, I'm coming to keep enjoying my Bangkok family.

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