Bell/Hargrave Family Pictures 2010

This weekend Matt, Bennett, and I drove to Fredericksburg, Texas to get to see ALL of our wonderful family on Matt's side. There are 32 of us total...all living somewhere in Texas. This is the first time in ever this has happened, so it was a pretty big deal. I guess Matt's deployment was one of the driving forces for these pictures, but it was a fun excuse to get to be together with so many fantastic people.


The whole gang (hold on). Top row, from left to right: Jess Swaim, Barrett Swaim, Joshua Bell, Alyson Bell, Jason Bell, Emma Bell, Pop (Wayne Bell), Maimie (Mary Bell), Kimberly Hargrave, Joseph Hargrave, Sarah Hargrave. Middle row, from left to right: Rachelle Swaim, Walker Swaim, Marshall Swaim, Rebekah Mains, Nathan Mains, Jennifer Eastham, Philip Eastham, James Crosson, Rebecca Crosson, Suzy Crosson, Jacob Hargrave, Kendall Hargrave, Janell Hargrave, Madison Hargrave. Bottom row, from left to right: Sydney Eastham, Cory Eastham, Cody Eastham, Haley Hargrave, Bennett Hargrave, Matthew Hargrave, Emma Hargrave.

Whew!

One of the best things about this family is that it is actually two families united by two great people who love each other very much. I just think that's wonderful!

The Bell side

The Hargrave side

The Bell/Hargrave children

The Bell Children

The Hargrave Children
(who is that ridiculously handsome man in the middle there?)

All 13 grandchildren, and not one of them is crying. Amazing!

Our little family

Me and my Mattie

Our Bennett, striking out on another adventure. Seriously, this kid holds still for nobody and nothing. It is amazing we got any good pictures of him at all, and that he was still semi-clean when they did!

We LOVE our family!

After the photo shoot, we drove back to San Antonio where we stayed the night with Bekah and Nathan in their cute apartment. We also got to go to church with them the next day, where we heard Bekah give a fantastic talk, and where Bennett went to Nursery for the first time and did really well (Bekah is the Nursery leader). In fact, I have no concerns at all for him in entering this new phase of life in September, considering he practically pushed my hand away when we arrived and cried when I tried to take him home. We do have some coloring lessons to learn, however, as he was far more interested in eating them than coloring.

I also got to actually hear a lesson and learned that we are studying the Old Testament instead of the Doctrine and Covenants. Where have I been? (Oh, that's right. Primary. Forever.) It was really good to actually feel more spiritual instead of stressed when we drove home. As a side note, I would like to add that I sincerely love teaching Primary and all my kiddos in there. It was just really nice to have a break...

Anyway, we are home now, and today I got a text that has been nine months in the making. My brother Griffin and his wife Ashland welcomed their little girl Zoey Jane Hazard into the world July 26th, 2010. We are so happy for them!

Family is just the best, isn't it? :)