Gosh Ben, that sounds perfect! Especially the cost- for us anyway- sounds very reasonable. I think 4 days would be perfect, since some have to travel quite a ways to get there. The dates are good, hopefully Chris' graduate program won't have started yet. Count us in!

Hello everyone. Julie and I have the reunion next year and we are planning it already. We stayed at Snow Mountain Ranch for a family reunion a year ago. It was very memorable and fun. Julie called them and they had a cancellation in one of their 8 bedroom cabins, which will sleep up to 40, for next August 17th through the 21st. Other than that, they are booked out until 2005. We placed our name but must confirm it by the 16th of this month.

It is called Snow Mountain Ranch near Winter Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. It is at 8500 feet. You get all the benefits of camping, climbing, hiking, etc. but get to stay in a huge cabin with seperate rooms and bathrooms for everyone with a common area and kitchen, similar to the one Lisa had us in, only all the rooms have at least one queen bed with bunkbeds, and most have two.
This is the actual cabin that is available:



Some of the highlights of the place, all included in your fee, are:

Indoor basketball court (always unused when we were there).
Indoor roller skating rink.
Indoor climbing wall.
Indoor Swimming Pool.
River, lake and canoeing.
Miniature golf course.
Bike trails.
Horseback Riding.
Dance Hall.

For more info, see: YMCA of the Rockies.
Roughly, without food which we can bring, or there is also a caffeteria that costs $5 per meal, the total cost per family (10 families) would be $240 more or less depending on family size assuming 3 nights. We think this is an excellent opportunity for you all to see Colorado and get together next year, at a reasonable price.

Please post your thoughts on this, or e-mail me. If we do make a reservation, we need to pay 35% six months in advance, and a $300 deposit now (which we can take care of). We can do up to four nights, if we want to.

Congratulations on your new job Jarom. I am sure you are relieved to get settled. I wish someone would write all my reports and stuff. Best wishes. You are only @ 2 hours from here so you had better come and visit once in awhile. I enjoyed seeing everyone for the quick trip to SLC. Life seems to go by so quickly between visits. I just want you all to know I love you and think about how you are doing even if I never call. It is fun to have a way to communicate with everyone without charging up a phone bill anyway. We are selling our van and getting a new car. Maybe when we get a new car we will go on a trip and stop and see a few of you. We are also working on a Lake Powell trip. We'll see what I can come up with.

Hey everyone:
We had a great time seeing everyone at Tyler's place last weekend. It is soooo nice being 3 hours away instead of 13. I thought the activities and fun things were well planned and everyone who contributed should be thanked. -- Thanks. Anyway, Jen, Ethan and I are officially residents of Twin Falls, Idaho now. In case you were not personally told, I accepted a job with the law firm of Pedersen, Clark & Jackson in Twin. I have been working since Monday the 30th even though we have yet to move our stuff from Idaho Falls. For the first week I was driving to Pocatello (130 miles) at night and sleeping on Julie and Chris' floor. They were great hosts. We were able to get into an apartment/fourplex this week and the owner let us move in for free if we would paint, clean, etc. So Jen has been doing that while I go to work during the day. This weekend we will actually move our things down from IF and officially be in our new home. My job is great and everyone here treats me very well. It is strange being called "Mr. Whitehead" and having people screen all your calls, make your appointments, open your mail, ask if they can get you refreshments, etc. I'm not even supposed to type my own letters and documents - I am supposed to dictate them. "It takes too much time" or so I've been told. But, eight years of habit is hard to break. I feel stupid asking my assistant to "get me a file" or "make a copy of this." However, when I try and do it myself she immediately intervenes and says something like "the attorneys aren't supposed to touch the files, they mess them up - ask me and I'll get." Hard to argue with that. Anyway, all is well with us and we hope to see you all more in the future. My new contact info is:

Jarom & Jennifer Whitehead
321 Morningside Dr. Apt.#3
Twin Falls, Idaho 83301
Cell: (208)520-8120 or 520-3432 (for now)

Pedersen, Clark & Jackson
111 Shoshone Street Suite 202
Twin Falls, Idaho 83303
Ph: (208) 734-2552
Fax: (208)734-2772

We are home and well! We really missed our own bed! It was nice to see everyone! Man we are a huge family!

Back to the grind. I was glad to see everyone. Hope you all had a good time.

Here's a comic for the lawyers among us.



Also, the pictures from the reunion are up.

Note the new random picture of the day on the left.