2010--Polynesian Party, Hamon Family Reunion, Pioneer Day

2010 was big month for us---we moved from Buffalo NY to Souther Alberta

In July we went to the Polynesian hangi, Hamon family reunion, celebrated Pioneer Day and moved. This same year one of Dan's middle sons got married.

Polynesian dancer at the hangi. 

Hangi actually refers to the method of cooking in the ground with hot stones, or to the underground oven so created, and to the food so cooked. When you're asked to a hangi, you're actually being invited to a feast of Maori food cooked in the manner described. Various types of meats and vegetables, such as kumara or sweet potato, are wrapped in leaves or, in an acquiescence to modernity, aluminium foil. These items of wrapped food are then placed in a hole in the ground and cooked with hot stones. http://goaustralia.about.com/od/maoriculture/f/hangi.htm

Featuring Sam (Dan's brother), Nina (Trevor's wife and Dan's sister-in-law), Corey (Dan's nephew), Alan's back, Me, and Trevor with the newspaper

This is the music that the dancer is dancing to---you can see her for a sec due to all the many people----it was too windy outside so every one had to come inside

Traditional Polynesian song sung with Dad Hamon

Brothers--Sam and Dan

Dan and his brother Jonathan kayaking at the Hamon family reunion

Dan constructed the kayaks

There's Heathy at the middle of the picture he followed the boys all the way on the shore

Carrying the kayaks into the water--yep those are foldable kayaks

Some of Dan's siblings

Pioneer day parade in Glenwood Alberta---it wasn't very large

There was a veterans float--Dan is the handsome one in white

Dad Hamon

Dan in white

My favorite float of them all---"Have Toilets Will Travel"---I couldn't believe it when I saw it

Dan, Dad Hamon, and Jerry Stocking (Jerry is one of Marlene's son's)---all three served in the military

The mountains from Glenwood

An eagle had nested near the park we had a nice picnic 

Windmills on the way from Cardston

Dan and I built a pen for the pheasants that we helped take care of

I learned how to use some power tools

When Dan went to his son's (Garrett) wedding in Provo Utah--he got to visit with our niece Karen--there are her awards that she's won being involved in Special Olympics--she's incredible

Garrett and April at their reception

Future daughter-in-law and Karilee's mother

Another of Dan's sons Bryan and his future wife

Garrett had to get in the picture--I guess he was feeling left out

After the wedding the pictures at the temple--Karri is in the middle of her grandfathers (left) Dad Hamon and (right)Karrilee's father

Karri, such a pretty young lady

Karri in the middle of (left) Mom Hamon and Karrilee's mother

Karri and Katie (Katie is Travis' wife)

left to right--April, Garrett, Katie, Travis, Bryan, Grant, and Karri

Garrett in the middle

Dan, dad Hamon, Garrett, and Mom Hamon

The newly married couple

Dan, April, and Garrett

Dan, Grant, Travis, Katie, Karri, April, Garrett, Karilee, and Byran

Travis, Karri, April, Garrett, Bryan, Grant

Cutting the cake

Travis

Garrett and Dan

Dan