The first week of July all my siblings and spouses (minus Daniel, Emily’s husband, who had to be in PA school) got together with my parents in North Carolina. We spent the week at Canaan Land doing lots of hiking and eating. We had four cabins, so there was lots of space for everyone and time for kids to wind down in the evening.

There were 15 Sutter cousins, ages 9 and down. Lots of kids. My mom spent weeks planning the Sutter Reunion Olympics and had all sorts of activities planned for every occasion – rain or shine.

It was fun to spend time together and see my brothers parent their kids. It was also great getting to know our nieces and nephews. Nice for our kids to get to know their aunts and uncles and get lots of cousin playing time.