Family, family, family!

This past weekend we had a Madsen Cousin's Party. My mom had 11 brothers and sisters. She and five sibblings came from Denmark to the USA when she was a child. Six more were born in Provo. Needless to say, I have lots of cousins. 40 in fact!! In years past we tried to all get together with our children, and such, but obviously it was a HUGE undertaking and was way too much to handle. After a few years of not seeing the Madsen side of our family, Cousin Jim thought it would be a good idea to start a "Cousin's Party" and have been doing that for the past few years, usually in the fall.

It was very fun to see our cous's this year and here are some pictures of the party. The fun thing about this year is that it was held at one of our aunt's home--Aunt Oggie. Aunt Oggie is no longer with us, but her granddaughter, Debbie, purchased the home and we are so glad that it is still in the family. In our younger years, my sister, Susan, and I spent a lot of time at Aunt Oggie's house--the one with the swimming pool!! That was a big deal years ago. We only have one remaining sister left in the Madsen clan, Aunt Aggie and one sister-in-law, Aunt Marguerite. They have lots of great stories about the "old" days in the Madsen home. Hope you like the pictures.