1st Annual UT Habel Family Reunion!!

Last night we held our first reunion for the Habel gang that live in Utah and the surrounding areas. We met up at a nice covered pavilion in Cherry Hill, and with the help of Amber, Cindy, and Sarah it turned out great! The morning started off cold and rainy, but the sun came out by the time we met up at 4:30 and it was beautiful.
The main purpose of this reunion is to become closer as an extended family since we all live relatively close to each other, but life makes it difficult to get together. We hope to make this a standing yearly tradition. Sarah and Richard have volunteered to take on next year, good luck!



For this reunion we had a delicious dinner of beef & chicken sandwiches, with plenty of yummy sides to complete the meal. We had about 40-45 people show up which was awesome! It was fun to visit and catch up on life. Some of kids also got to go enjoy the water park at Cherry Hill.



After eating way too much yummy food, Cindy took the floor and did a tribute to Richard & Lucille Habel who is the reason we were all there gathered. She shared a love letter from Grandpa to Grandma that probably won her heart. Cindy also shared some wonderful stories with us of their lives, and then read their obituaries.

After the beautiful tribute, Cindy gave out some prizes for the following categories:
OLDEST & YOUNGEST
KINDERGARTEN
MOST KIDS PRESENT & MARRIED THE LONGEST
THE NEWLYWEDS
We loved meeting Darin's new wife, Michelle, at the reunion. She fits right in with the group! We were also pleased to share the special day with Carl & Andrea as the reunion was on the exact date of their 3rd anniversary. We're glad that they choose to spend it with us!

CARL & ANDREA'S 3RD ANNIVERSARY!!!

HABEL TRAITS


The Habel family is known for some pretty apparent traits, so the group voted to see who had the most freckles and square jaw, as well as who was named after the grandparents.


MOST FRECKLES - of course Cindy would win! :-)
SQUARE JAW - There were definitely more square jaws in the crowd, but out of the 6 that would admit it, the vote went to Darin!
Pictures of course are super important as we get together, so we grouped together the families belonging to each brother and snapped a memory to keep. Unfortunately our camera missed the whole Clyde & Barbara group, but we'll get it from Cindy and post it later. It was a wonderful gathering and we can't wait to see everyone and more again next year!

Richard & Glenda

David & Delores

Steve & Jeanne

Clyde & Barbara