Family Reunion time!
Means having fun playing made up games with your cousins.
Washing your car with your cousins. And maybe getting into trouble for it.
Playing "cups" with your cousins.
Taking pictures of your sisters while they do all the work.
Bonding time with your siblings.
Cheesing for the camera.
Being rescued by your cousin when you get yourself into a mess.
Finding cousins to look up to, in so many ways.
Eating smashmallows.
Pestering sweet puppies with your cousins.
Burning your marshmallow, just the way you like it.
Playing around the fire pit, largely unsupervised.
Dealing with the aftermath of your brother finding a container of Vaseline when you're supposed to be sleeping in your tent.
Story time with uncles who tell really good stories.
(At least, that's what I think he was doing. I can't remember. But he
does tell really good stories.)
Putting on skits made up with your cousins.
Finding the perfect mug for your gun-loving uncle.
Our reunion took place near a small town where our grandpa was from, so we spent one day there.
Weeding with Grandma.
Fitting all of the cousins in a wagon. Westward, Ho!
I'm pretty sure this was Grandpa's house. Curse my memory problems!
I have no idea what this is, but it seemed like such a scary tool to have in your front yard. It was huge!
Happy campers. They were supposed to be napping, I think.
Touring the inside of the house.
So glad my kids don't have to go up and down a ladder like this to get a drink of water in the middle of the night.
I can't imagine cooking on a stove like this with little children running around!
Did I mention how fortunate my kids are in having really cool older cousins that enjoy spending time with them?
This one takes after his dad and is just full of super fun-ness. And was such a blessing to our volatile little Trey.
That's a bunch of our kiddies peaking out of the large barn window. It is amazing my grandpa (and other children of that era) survived their childhood!
I'm sad I don't remember much from this family reunion. I had forgotten it completely until I came across the photos on my computer. But, the kids have filled me in on what a great time they had. And I don't think I'll ever forget how much I love my family and can't get enough of being together with them.
