(This page last updated 08-11-06) Brum, Judy, Emily and Milo
Darling's Family Events Page
Brum, Judy, Emily and Milo Darling's Family Events Page
There have been two HUGE events for this branch of the Darling clan. On July
4, 2005 there was a great family reunion for the Darling/Francis Clans held in
Ruidoso, NM. The main architect for this event was Brum. He planned every
detail and it went off like clockwork.
The second HUGE event occurred on July 4, 2006 in Denali National Park in
Alaska.
Ten years ago, July 4, 1996, Judy and Brum were married right in Denali
National Park. The flew to Alaska, rented a camper for the major portion of
their adventure. But to get into the site for the wedding they had to helicopter
in! How about that?! Not only did they fly in that had arranged for a gourmet
feast to celebrate the occasion.
This past July 4 the made the trip again – this time accompanied by their two
beautiful children, Emily and Milo. Below are pictures of their wedding in 1996
on the left and Brum and Judy at the same site on July 4, 2006. Notice anything
the same in the two pictures? (We have had to quit giving prizes for correct
answers because of tax issues.)
On the left is the wedding in 1996 and at the same site on the right are Judy
and Brum on July 4, 2006. You can see that they learned that it is a bit cold in
Denali Park even on the 4th of July!
We don't have a picture of the Copter from 1996 - the camera with those films
was lost on the way home. But we do have a picture of the Copter that brought
them in this time. And we have a picture of the RV they used to travel around the
beautiful and exciting State of Alaska!
Obviously the two new additions for the '06 flight are Emily and Milo. On the
right Brum and Milo are hard at work getting ready to cook the evening meal.
Milo is using his scouting skills to build the pyramid for the fire and we have
no idea what Brum is up to!
We thought we ought to show you the actual sign and pictures of all four of
the Darlings - just to prove they were actually there. Which appear more
venturesome - Judy and Brum or Emily and Milo?
Along the way they saw at least 8 moose, a bear, a wolf, a golden eagle, a dog
sled team and lots and lots of beautiful and breath taking landscapes. Emily got
in some shopping along the way. She got two stuffed animals - a polar bear and a
dog and a purse. I'm sure Milo made some purchases but his BIG item he brought
home is a bear's skull! Well seasoned by nature.
Speaking of Milo's bear skull, here it is. He found a few other bones as well
and is on his way to becoming an animal archeologist, forensic pathologist, or
grave
robber! And do they ever make BIG cinnamon roles in Alaska. I don't blame
Milo
for not wanting to share! (Just kidding, Milo is one of the best persons we know
at being willing to share things with others.)
Since we showed indivitual shots of Emi and Milo we thought we ought to have
Judy
and Brum represented. Unfortunately we don't have a good individual close up for
Brum so we did the best we could and got a shot of Brum and Judy at their 10th
anniversary celebration (when they were not with Emi and Milo!). We know this
because Brum has on his wedding shirt of 10 years ago. We wonder if he will
wear it for their 20th? Just asking, that's all. (An old Walter Winchell quote!)
We got this picture of their first sighting of a wolf. Now this second
picture is a mystery to us. How in the world did they get that close to the wolf
- or do they really have that good of a camera?
Emi and Milo got a close look at some dogs that work the dog sleds. They got
to hold a future slet dog. The whole family enjoyed the cookouts and Milo got a
lot of experience using his scouting skills.
Obviously Milo and Brum got some fishing in along the way. Brum caught a nice
one but since we haven't heard much about their fishing prous we have a hunch
they left a lot of fish for others to catch.
Judy and Brum posted 215 pictures on the web of their trip. We selected only a
few for posting. Many, many great scenic pictures were omitted. We only show
you a few of those with people (and a wolfe). On the left above is of a swinging
bridge. We're sure they had a great time and view from this venue.
They really put the miles on their RV. We showed you in the first two photos
the RV at the beginning. Here we show you the RV at the end of their 10th
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TRIP!
The Darlings
What did they do
in Alaska? Well, a lot of things. For instance they panned for gold. Now they
didn't say for sure if they found any - but they didn't deny it either. And from
the smiles on their face...well..you guess.
We might get in trouble posting this picture of Emily and the wine
bottle - or we might get Emi in trouble - or her Mom and Dad - but we couldn't
resist! We also wanted to show you her area of the luxurious State Room in their
mobil manor (the RV). Obviously she liked it! or maybe she just found out she
didn't have to do the dishes tonight! We'll have to ask her.
There was another event we didn't report. Emily's and Milo's Cousin Kimberly got
married in July. They are quite close so Kimberly honored them by asking them to
participate in the wedding ceremony. Emily was the flower girl and Milo was the
ring bearer. A close inspection will reveal that the silver basket Emily is
carrying has a long family history. Emily's paternal grandmother, Mary Darling,
carried this basket filled with scrolls announcing the engagement of brother,
Murray, to her future sister-in-law, Marrion Buchella, in 1945. Mary was 12
years of age at the time. Emily is 9.
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