Lassen Family Reunion & HARRY POTTER

This weekend was the Lassen Family Reunion. We couldn't get into Carpinteria this year so we went somewhere new, Buellton, California. For those who don't know where it is at, it is about 5 miles away from Solvang. Lizette and I went up on Friday afternoon with my cousin Else and her husband Haans. So I can set up our tent and help with the rest of the camp. Tyler was coming up right after work on Friday.

Friday night, about 9:30 pm after I feed Lizette and put her down for the night. I went to a Harry Potter Party, for the release of the last book, with some of my cousins and their husbands. (Tyler stayed at the camp with Lizette.) As cool as it is going to sound, I actually had a fun time at the Harry Potter Party. We pre-paid for our book, then we made our "wand", got sorted into our house (I was sorted into Slytherin), we drank some "butter beer" aka cream soda, and a Harry Potter word search race. Then by the time I knew it, it was midnight. We got our Harry Potter book and left. (I read the first two chapters that night, and Tyler and I have been fighting about the book ever since.) [My little cousin, Hans, who is 8, was telling everyone that Tyler was the funniest person that he knows, because Tyler would take my "wand" and say "Expellifartus", then Tyler would fart.]

On Saturday, The whole Lassen Family went to Solvang for breakfast, then off to a Danish museum. We had a great time. At the museum, some of the family, including me, sang and danced a Danish folk dance. My Bestemor looked so happy. She danced with us and she looked like she was having the time of her life. It was so wonderful to see her so happy. We then went to buy our salty black licorice, and I got a new pair of shoes! (Hopefully Kelley will approve of them.) Then after lunch at the camp, everyone went to the beach. We came home and ate, had our fireside, sang songs, played some games.

Sunday we went to church in Solvang. And Lizette had the smelliest gas. And while we were in Relief Society, she let out an explosive one in her diaper, I have never heard her poo so loud. I picked her up and RAN to the bathroom to change her. Luckily, I caught it before it went everywhere. When we got back to camp we ate lunch and sat around talking and playing games. And after dinner and fireside, Tyler and I unfortunately had to leave so we could get home. Lizette was so wonderful camping, she slept through the night still and we had to wake her up at 8 am. She is the greatest!

I feel very fortunate to have such a wonderful loving family. I love our family reunions. It is such a wonderful time for us to get together and talk, laugh, and play lots of games. I am sad we weren't able to stay the rest of the week. Hopefully next year.

As for the Harry Potter book it is fabulous. We are loving it! I just wish we could justify getting two copies so Tyler and I could both read it at the same time.