Okay, so this weekend we went to our first family reunion. Well, it wasn't a first for John, but it was for me and the kids. I was so excited about it the day before and John kept telling me not to get my hopes up - it was just a family reunion. But it was a lot of fun. It was tough keeping up with the kids in an old church building that was not only not baby proofed, but it wasn't even kid friendly. By the time we got home, John asked why I wasn't exhausted and I simply said I chase after the kids all day, everyday! I had a lot of help at the reunion - normally I'm by myself. It was great! We meet a lot of John's family that I hadn't met, although many weren't able to make an appearance this year.
One thing I will say though, the reunion has room for improvement. There has to be a better way to get all the family photos. We all gathered in a large group for the photos and had one main picture taker, but everyone wanted the shots on their camera. So we'd all sit there (with squirmy babies) playing musical cameras! In this day in age, we should have one camera and just email the family pictures after the reunion.
I didn't bring any toys for the kids, thinking they'd be entertained by all the people at the reunion, but my smart SIL brought a basket of goodies. We found a SMALL room with tiny tables and chairs in it and set it up as the "nursery". The kids had fun I think although we didn't really take a morning nap and were super late on an afternoon nap so by 3 the kids were really tired.
Everyone's anxious for the food. The kids normally eat at 11:30 or 12 so they were really hungry. I don't think we ate until 12:30 or 1.
Nikki, Krissa, Westin, Alex, Austin and Sharon
I took this picture from the door of the room. It was such a tiny room! But the kids loved it just the same.
Jake finally had to take a moment by himself outside. He needed a break from all the action.
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