Our family reunion this year (my side) started as a three day event but ended up being a five day event! Too much fun ... we just couldn't quit.
Day one: arrive, reacquaint with family, hugs and kisses all around, set up tents and yard games, trampoline, tree swing, organize the barn loft for older girl cousins to sleep in, set up garage for meals.
Day two: official opening ceremonies with flag ceremony, hike up Darby canyon to the wind caves for older cousins (and Grandma!), splash pad and carousel rides for younger moms w/kids, more yard games with trampoline and swing time, evening outdoor projector movie with treats, goodnight devotional by Grandma.
Day three: early morning temple session for adults, back for a late morning baptism session with the youth, boat making time, more playing with cousins, evening cookout at Shirley's with water-balloon v-ball, zip-line, ladder golf tournament (congrats Dane!), family program & talent show, "boat sing", bonfire
Day four: breakfast at the park, arts and crafts, making/launching bottle rockets, pool time in Shirley's flooded back yard (too fun!) with canoe races, swamp monster attacks, human slip and slide, water volley and foot ball, evening fireside with reports from cousin missionaries (returned, serving, and called).
Day five: church, packing up, good-byes with final hugs and kisses.
Welcome to Grandma's
Splash pad
Carousel riding
Carson, Caley, Jack, Ike
Water-balloon Volleyball
Reid, MK8, Kyle, Gage
Caeden and Rachel
Sunny and Uncle Joe
Gage and Jean
NY Wildings (minus MK8)
Arla, Jonathan, James, Thomas
Scary painted tattoos (it's ok Uncle Dave)
Face painting with Melayne
Kelli, Diane, Dave (good luck in nursing school!), Kayla, Hazel
Aaron & Kaylee
Cook out at Shirley's
Perfect dogs
Susan, Paul, Spencer, Rachel, Dave
Smoke follows beauty
Ammon, James, Layne
Joe, Rose, Shaleen, Kaylee, Mariann, Jill
Grandpa and Sunny
Sunny, Gage, Michigan birdhouse boat (with cardinal and blue jay feathers and firefly glow sticks)
Human slip and sliding
Maryah
Band of brothers
Joe, Layne, James, Dave
Rose, Joe, Layne, Jonathan, Reid, Dave, Ammon, Paul, Jake, Spencer
Saying good-by
Love you Grandpa!
