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| Elder Packard is back home with Briant from Witchita, Kansas. No place like home. |
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| New parents Sam and Lindsey |
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New baby Eve's blessing day and Grandpa Frank
Great-Grandpa Grant
Mary starts the party
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Ed teaching big brothers the rules of King of the Air Mattress
David marches all over Ed's plan to dominate |
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| Now Briant |
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| Carlisle claiming seniority |
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Frank hanging on to his victory, Henry full throttle
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| Bye Harv |
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| Ed is taken out |
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Henry in charge
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Meanwhile, in the kitchen...
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| Finally, The Victor! (Who could challenge that??) |
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Fine, if he can't be King of the Raft, then Henry will destroy little dogs
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Dude, I'm hungry. Let's go get a cookie.
In the living room they started up some music
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Making some tunes Making some memories
Cousins just enjoying being together
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| Our newest sister Rebecca and oldest brother Carlisle. Welcome to the family, Rebecca! |
All we did was swim and eat.
Helen and Mary
And eat.
And eat
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| Top Secret conversation: Hey, did any of you guys bring a newspaper? |
And swim..
Sam, Noah, Violet, Mary
Frances, Grace, Audra, Sonja, Sophia, Charles, and Conrad waffling with the idea of kicking over the Tower of Five Babes and Boy.
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| Pretty Grace |
A singular photo of the women who were busy in the kitchen most of the day.
Fenway entertaining
You can't tell, but it was about 105 degrees. A mild June day in Phoenix.
Frances: Connely, make your farewell/homecoming in January, will ya?
Photo bombing relatives
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| The night activities whilst most of the adults were quietly resting in the lovely rental home: Fight Club |
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| onlookers |
James was avoiding Uncle Ed's boxing gloves with the invisible hat.
Lots of catching up was done
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| Twenty years of cousin love--Frances, Briant, Ethan |
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| Briant makes use of the winds from the oncoming monsoons |
Good times with the girls
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| Anyone is free to replace this one with a better one of the 5 |
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| I think Harvey is thinking, "I'm still older than you." |
Charles
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| After two days of chasing Noah, a photo was finally captured |
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| Did not have to chase Joe down at all! |
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| Hey, look, we're eating again. |
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| Him: Hey Sonja, are we technically related? Her: Hands off, Fluffy. |
227 meals served in 2 days
