Thursday, September 14, 2017

Bylund Bash - Vermont 2017 Memories


- Luke: catching frogs in the pond with cousins; puppet activity; fishing pond ("when the fish talked to me and gave me stuff")
- Tori: Hugging Adelaide at the Talent Show; dancing with Courtney at the dance party; eating LOTS of Goldfish
-Emily: Coaster ride and ziplining at Killington
-Richard: Hiking with a gaggle of kids singing Sesame Street nursery rhymes and adult representative meetings.
 
Naomi: Catching frogs, "full speed ahead" on the Beast Coaster, and the squirrel song
Courtney: Speedminton, the Soaring Eagle at Killington, Ben & Jerry's, foosball, playing with all the younger cousins
Joshua: Catching frogs, ropes course at Killington
Spencer: Quiplash, hanging out with older cousins
Aaron:  Frisbee with Thurman, Nico and Greg on the front lawn.  Mountain biking with Dave
Jenny: Eavesdropping on Courtney and Caleb's wedding conversation during the hike!  Ziplines at Killington with Emily P (our first time on a zipline), watching the littlest cousins run in for watch-me time.

Michelle: hanging out with the adults at night, watching all the cousins have fun together
Dan: Playing quiplash, family feud and the talent show
Anna: Quiplash, talent show, hanging out with Grace
Rachel: Trivia night and catching frogs with cousins
Caleb: Frogs and hiking
Lucy: Nana's fishing pole, roller coaster and trampoline at Killington 

Maddie: The dance party, going to the "fun mountain" (aka Killington), 
Nico: Seeing everyone
Thurman: Staying up to play games, 
Greg: Staying up to play games, the t-shirts, helping the tweens play Quiplash, Bingo night
Carma: the campfire the first night, watching Kevin laugh about Kristen's quiplash answer about the pinata, Joseph Smith memorial, Matt's game, meals together, Bingo, Talent Show. 

Dave: Mountain biking with Aaron and having a delicious breakfast without having to do any dishes. 
Kristen: The Amazing Race, learning to play Quiplash and Codenames, and having an amazing sandwich at the General Store.
Noelle: Riding the roller coaster and jumping on the trampoline at Killington (and jumping on the Bylund's trampoline), and doing puzzles. 
Adelaide: Going to see the chickens, eating Tori's food, and having lots of people look at her during the talent show. 

Kevin:  watching everyone play outside—catching frogs, throwing frisbee, speedmitton, etc.  The hike to Chenoa’s cabin.  Playing games together.  Listening to Dave teach Luke about dental hygiene in the visitor nursery, Mountain biking.
Emily:  going to Ontario Beach—playing frisbee and building sandcastles and eating grapes with all the mini-streakers, watching Nathan stump everyone in the Amazing Race with his trains, Taco Tuesday! eating all together on the beautiful porch at the lodge, Family Feud, the amazing t-shirts, playing quiplash and code names, watching all the kids and adults play at Killington, riding the mountain coaster with Nathan and Maddie, watching the cousins play ga-ga ball at the park, hiking to Chenoa’s cabin, playing kickball in the rain, rocket balloons, the dance party, and playing Matt’s Game.  
Grace:  Killington, hanging out with cousins, BINGO night, the Amazing Race, quiplash and other games.
Anne:  EVERYTHING!!!
Nathan:  Killington mountain coaster at full speed with Dad, trampoline, moutain tubing, and the AWESOME lodge
Lincoln:  saying “Bylund, Bylund, Bash, Bash Bash!”  Seeing cousins all the time and doing bubbles and rocket balloons with them.  The trampoline and swings at Killington.  The GONDOLA RIDE!!!   

Nana:  Everyone playing, laughing, going on outings, dancing and making memories, the T-shirt throw (with the bonus announcement), all the fun activities (bingo, family feud, trivia, campfire and balloons), and the fabulous planning by Kevin and Emily.
Opa:  Everyone playing, laughing, going on outings (Joseph Smith birth place, Killington, hikes), dancing and making memories, the T-shirt throw (with the bonus announcement), all the fun activities (bingo, family feud, trivia, campfire, Nana's fishing pond and balloons), the Green Mountains and the fabulous planning by Kevin and Emily.