Thursday, August 18, 2011

A Whole Lot of Shenanigans!

I've been avoiding this post but it's not going away so I just need to jump into the 2000 plus pictures I was given (because I neglected to take very many pictures myself) & weed them down to a more manageable representation of the family's shenanigans...

It's that time of year again - we just had our annual family reunion & I'm about to "blogument" the occasion for posterity! Kids trickled in early before the organized activities & some lingered longer, but we certainly enjoyed a few weeks of crazy fun with our ever growing family!

On DAY 1, with only nine of the cousins here, Pip comes in & announces to her mother, "Dem kids is buggin me!" That quickly became everyone's mantra whenever someone had a "melt down" (adults included). We CAN be overwhelming...



As usual, we packed in tons of fun! Here are some highlights...

riding bikes...









dirty knees...




otter pops for kids of all sizes...




lovin' so many cousins...











tumbling...






fun with aunts & uncles...







barbies...



Barbie's Birthday...





lining up for sunscreen - we went through a lot of sunscreen...



the kiddie pool...





the waterslide...







walking to the park...




walking to the store...



the tire swing...







diggin in the dirt...



picnics...





s'mores...





games & gamers...







reading fun books...




tired kiddos & slumber parties...








Sky High Sports...






In n Out (Notice how everyone left the kids with Unka Ben & Aunt Dara? Unka Ben shared his drink with Liv, it's almost as big as she is!)...





All of the above festivities occurred before the "official" reunion even started!!! Camp Middleton 2011 is coming up...but first, I'm giving myself another "timeout."


5 comments:

The Horners said...

We sure packed a lot in in such a short time! We had so much fun! Thanks for everything. Miss you tons!!!

The Holyoaks said...

Yay! It is like a mission - once it's over you only remember the great times and not the stressful ones! Hahaha. Dem kids WAS buggin me. :) Love you!

C and Co. said...

I keep telling Jill I'm coming to the next reunion! You guys have so much fun! Thanks for sharing it all!

The Mid-Cart Parentals said...

Christin, you guys just need to "meet in the middle" & have a Holyoak get-together here at the River next summer! (Of course, it's not the Great Northwest, but we like it.)

Linda and Rex said...

This is a family that knows how to have fun. Loved experiencing it from the sidelines here.