First Annual Monsivais Family Reunion

Genevieve did a great job planning the first annual Monsivais family reunion. It began on Friday night with a "preach and pie". Dad gave a talk and everyone had some pie. The older siblings then attended a temple session at the Provo temple. Anthony and I were too late for all of this. We stayed the night at his parent's house. We started the morning out by having breakfast at Magleby's Fresh. They had all-you-can-eat french toast with the most awesome syrup.
Then we went to a gymnastic gym. We reserved it for an hour and a half. There were tons of fun things to do. It was great!
The three older kids got the hang of things really fast. They were a little hesitant at first, but then they had a blast and went wild.
Sam loved jumping into the pit. He was happy as long as he was active. We were taking him off the swing rope and bouncing off of tramps into it. He was even willing to jump in on his own. As soon as he was in, he would hurry to get out so that he could jump in again.
Anthony was so excited for the contest. His stomach had been a little off for a few days, but he was not going to forfeit the chance to participate.
Sam won first place, finishing four hot dogs in 1 minute and 50 seconds. Hyrum came in second and Jacob came in third. This hot dog belt buckle will be the prize awarded each year.
Here are all of the hot dog eating contest participants. Heidi was a great sport and made sure that all married families were properly represented (Dave had to work).
In the battle of the sexes game (boys against girls), the boys won and 'took home' the trophy.
Sam finished the evening with a nice slushy. He LOVES frozen drinks! I love to give them to him because he will sit with it in his mouth and continue to drink until his hands are frozen.