Mullenaux Family Reunion 2012

 Cody and I were in charge of the Mullenaux reunion this year.  We decided to have it at the Elks campground in Young, AZ.  We had been there before for another reunion and really liked the setup.  They have cabins, bathrooms, and a nice lodge with a good kitchen.  Cody pretty much planned the whole reunion himself.  I give a little bit of input on a few things but not much.  At the time I was the Asst. Stake Camp Director for girls camp so I was busy helping plan girls camp for our Stake which was like the next week after the reunion.  Everyone had lots of fun and enjoyed all of the fun things Cody had planned.  Our theme was Take it to the Limit.  Instead of doing shirts we made water bottles with a picture of someone rappelling on the front and Take it to the Limit underneath.

   This is in the lodge right outside the kitchen – Grandma with Lily and I think Shayne and Brooklyn - 7/18/12 the first day of the reunion 

 

Tyson and me - Tyson at 4 months old

 



 

 Stacie and Mark getting dinner ready for everyone and Steven sneaking into the fridge - We did a little introduction to the theme and devotional the first night after dinner

 

 

Everyone playing games on 7/19/12 - We did rappelling and lots of other fun things during the day that I did not take pictures of - After we were done rappelling and we were going to drive back to the campground Aubrey decided she wanted to go again.  Unfortunately she got her hair caught in the rope on the way down and was dangling in a tree.  Garrett was able to climb up and help her out.  Cody was about to rappell down and help cut her hair free.  Garrett somehow managed to untangle her before Cody ended up coming down.  A pretty good chunk of her hair got ripped out but at least it was underneath where you couldn't see it.  I think she still has a bald spot there now.  The hair never grew back. 

 



 

Still playing games

Cody explaining the activities for the day and the rules - he split the kids into teams and had different challenges that they competed against each other in - 7/20/12

 

Jackson with Shayne

Grandma , Grandpa, Steven, Lily, Cyndi, and Trace and Tillman in front

 

 

Steven, Lily, Cyndi, Lucy (I think), Cody, Maddie, Abby, Kailan, Trace, Tillman, and Chandon

 

 

Shayne, Jackson, Ashlyn, Nikki, part of Stacie, and Brooklyn

 

 

Tyson fell asleep during the rules!!! - Waiting for the fun to begin

 

 Still explaining everything!!

Cari, Aubrey, Issac, Taige, and maybe Chase underneath Taige??

 

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Jackson and Ian - they are about a month apart in age

 

Brooklyn with Jackson

 

Tyson all rashy still

 

 

Cody and Tyson 

 

Jackson playing teather ball

 

 

 

Jackson with Grandma

 

Nikki and Tyson

 

All the boys getting ready to play an airsoft gun war

 

Having fun on the swing

 

 

Tyson catching another nap

 

Jackson and Ian having fun in the wagon

 

 

 

 

Cari and Tyson

 

 

Ashlyn pulling Jackson in the wagon - he probably weighs as much if not more then she does!!

 

Cody had another round of fun games planned. This game you tied a cracker behind your back and you had to go around and try to break other peoples crackers with a rolled up newspaper. Everyone had lots of fun. Unfortunately Bailey slipped and broke his ankle chasing after some people.  Garrett took him to the ER.  They gave him crutches but I don't think he actually had it casted until they got back home.

 

 

 

 

Still having fun with the wagon

 

 

 

 

Tyson with Mike

 

 

Getting ready for antoher game

 

 

This game was to see how many marshmellows they could shove in the dad's mouths - Cody got these games from fathers and sons so the dads got to by involved in all of them!!!

 

 

 

 

Lovely!!

 

Jackson enjoying the left over root beer from the root beer game - I think it was Stevens he couldn't finish his

 

 

 

The dads getting ready to be shaved

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like Grandpa is getting most of his face shaved!!

 

 

Wouldn't want to miss the head

 

Jackson still enjoying his root beer

 

 

Lucy really got into the shaving game!!

 

Looking better

 

Shayne after some of the kids got into a shaving cream war

 

 

The kids decided to do some skits - they were pretty funny

 

 

 

 

Jackson hanging with Kim

 

 

 

Grandma got to be part of one of the skits

 

 

Aubrey and Cody giving out the awards from the challenges the kids did earlier in the day

 

 

 

All the candy laid out for the candy exchange - everybody draws numbers and then picks a candy or steals one from someone else

 

Tyson excited about the candy!!!

 

Then he fell asleep!!

 

Cody taking the kids up to the cabin to go to bed - he was nice and let me stay up to play games

 

Kailan helping with the babies while everyone is getting the campsite cleaned up so we can all head home - 7/21/12

 

Grandma and Grandpa with all the grandkids before everybody took off

 

 

Cody did a good job planning a fun reunion.  Our kids slept good in the cabin.  Tyson was in the port a crib and Jackson shared the bottom bunk with Cody.  At night you could hear him rolling into the side of the cabin wall but thankfully he never fell off the bed.  On the way home we had the windows rolled down and Jackson had just finished a root beer.  It was kind of hot and we were on a windy road.  I looked back and Jackson looked white as a ghost.  Pretty soon after that he pucked all over.  We pulled over and cleaned him up.  Thankfully there weren't any other issues on the way home.  I am guessing a windy road, some heat, and to much sugar were not a good mix.