I have to warn that this is a loooonnnnng post, but it was a week-end full of fun. I am teased in my family about being the one who has to do certain things because it is tradition and as much as I do love traditions, it is being with family that is the root of my passion for wanting family things to happen. This reunion was my dad's brothers and sisters and it is a tradition for them to get together every two years which I think is great. Coming home I just feel so strongly about the ties that I have to my family and the influence they have had on my life (mainly my immediate family cause everyone else is so far away). But... as bizarre and crazy as some of my family members are, I just can't help but feel so blessed to have so much family and really enjoyed the time I got to spend with them.
The first night we had a family "Talent Show" if you can call it that! It was quite entertaining, but one cool thing was my aunt Sherri printed off a whole bunch of pictures relating to funny or embarrassing events that had happened in her siblings lives and we all had to guess which picture went with which sibling. It was funny and I learned some things I am not sure I wanted to know!FAMILY PICTURES:
My dad's brothers and sisters
Janelle, Tricia, Kris, Sherri, Kevin, Clint, Grandma, Layne, Derrol
Janelle, Tricia, Kris, Sherri, Kevin, Clint, Grandma, Layne, Derrol
Spouses Added
Cousins
Chris, Aubrey, Dan, Jessica, Stacey, Dallin, Jordan, Zack, Lacey, Courtney, Kyrie, Grandma, Ben, Abby, Josh
Spouses AddedThose of my fam that could make it
Aaron, Mom, Dad, Dan, me, Taylee, Conner, Lacey, Brynlee, Jacey, Ryker, Jenni, Broden
Just some of the fun toys they had to play with...
Chelsea, Zack and Dallin.... what can I say, they're Canadian?!
Grandpa Sillito, Taylee, Abby and Uncle Kevin.They next day was full of activities put on by the "Great Canadian Barn Dance" (that was where the reunion was at) they had dance lessons, face painting, a hayride, and more. We had fun hanging out with family all day.
Broden and Taylee waiting for the hayride. I loved watching these two together. Taylee was so excited to see Broden and I didn't realize how much she probably missed him. They are so cute together cause they are the exact same size, but Taylee seemed to think she was Broden's mother. She would grab his hand every chance she could get and drag him around or tell him what to do or not to do.... poor Broden. He is so sweet though and such a good sport.
Jacey and Ryker..... waiting for the hayride
Taylee, me and my cousin Abby on the hayride, but how come hayrides now-a-days have no hay?
Broden, Jenni and Dan on the "hayride"
So my cousin and Abby and I got to be pretty good friends on this trip and she was trying to talk me into going on the canoe all day. Normally I would have agreed quickly, but there were at least three other members of our family that had tipped their canoes earlier that day and Aaron told me they weren't the greatest either so I was desperatly trying to avoid ending up in the freezing lake. Well, as you can see she talked me into it and we actually made it without falling in.
Jacey and Ryker at the dance lessons. Contrary to Ryker's face, these two had a great time dancing and they did it all night! Who knew five year olds could be so good at two-stepping!
There is nothing sweeter to me then a dad dancing with his daughter. We had so much fun at the dance. It had been so long since I had even been to a dance and my dancing skills may have been a little rusty, but Aaron and I did learn to two-step (don't ask us to demonstrate!) My cousin Abby tried to teach me the dance to "Thriller" and I have to admit that by the time the night was over I had done the "Electric Slide" the "Mocaraina" and other line dances. After the dance we got cozy and watched some fireworks. It was a great night.
Broden and Taylee waiting for the hayride. I loved watching these two together. Taylee was so excited to see Broden and I didn't realize how much she probably missed him. They are so cute together cause they are the exact same size, but Taylee seemed to think she was Broden's mother. She would grab his hand every chance she could get and drag him around or tell him what to do or not to do.... poor Broden. He is so sweet though and such a good sport.
Jacey and Ryker..... waiting for the hayride
Taylee, me and my cousin Abby on the hayride, but how come hayrides now-a-days have no hay?
Broden, Jenni and Dan on the "hayride"
So my cousin and Abby and I got to be pretty good friends on this trip and she was trying to talk me into going on the canoe all day. Normally I would have agreed quickly, but there were at least three other members of our family that had tipped their canoes earlier that day and Aaron told me they weren't the greatest either so I was desperatly trying to avoid ending up in the freezing lake. Well, as you can see she talked me into it and we actually made it without falling in.
Jacey and Ryker at the dance lessons. Contrary to Ryker's face, these two had a great time dancing and they did it all night! Who knew five year olds could be so good at two-stepping!
There is nothing sweeter to me then a dad dancing with his daughter. We had so much fun at the dance. It had been so long since I had even been to a dance and my dancing skills may have been a little rusty, but Aaron and I did learn to two-step (don't ask us to demonstrate!) My cousin Abby tried to teach me the dance to "Thriller" and I have to admit that by the time the night was over I had done the "Electric Slide" the "Mocaraina" and other line dances. After the dance we got cozy and watched some fireworks. It was a great night.
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Those are some great pictures and already bring back some good memories. I am so glad you came and thank you for taking pictures. I thought we had a great time.
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