Every 3 or so years, our family all gets together at various locations to have a crazy, fun party! This time was in Branson, Missouri. In the Ozarks with lots of music and entertainment in the city. It was a perfect location. We stayed at a new resort built in the cape cod style that was beautiful. There were several pools, splash park and other activities. The grandkids had such a great time reconnecting and playing together.
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| All the girls cousins |
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| We had a foreign exchange student from Turkey while I was in college, and he has become part of the family. |
This Fall my parents are celebrating their golden anniversary. This reunion was in part to celebrate them and the fabulous family they started. We decided to surprise them with a cake for this great accomplishment.
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| The happy couple! |
That evening we had a talent show with all types of talents!
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| Acting out Jack and the beanstock |
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| Christine was going to sing "Twinkle," but got a little nervous so her sisters tried to help her. |
Adriana also played a few songs on the piano, but unfortunately we didn't get a picture.
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| Some of the men singing "Stand By Me" |
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| Dancing to Drew's beat boxing |
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| Laura singing |
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| Grandma and the grandkids singing a song she taught them. |
We ended with fun reunion shirts from the grandparents and family pictures!
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| Saying good-bye to Ahmet |
An afternoon on the lake in a platoon! The girls loved it. The boat had a slide on it which was awesome, we swam and also did some tubing.
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| Abigail and Mark |
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| Swimming with Elean |
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| We are awesome!! |
Adriana takes a turn on the tube!!
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| Rob and Jacob |
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| An evening show at the |
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| Abigail loved that there was an Abigail in the show! |
THE AMAZING RACE!! Emily and I planned our own race with groups and clues all over. Despite the terrible heat and humidity, it was a great success! We incorporated a clue for each of the sibling that represented them. Mine was shoving a bunch of donuts in your mouth at the same time.
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| Giving instructions and dividing up the teams. |
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| Clues |
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| The challenging race! |
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| Diving for pennies and finding the next clue |
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| Our amazing prizes at the end! |
An afternoon of fun with go carts and bumper boats
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| Cousin swimtime |
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| Sharing stories over the 50 years |
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| Purses made by Grandma |
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| Twin cousin buddies! |
The girls fell in love with Maizey! Saying good-bye to her. Now they really want a dog.
A fun lunch at Billy Bob's
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| Jonny became the older brother that Christine will never have. |
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| Chillin' |
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| Fun in the Jacuzzi bath! |
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| Christine's favorite pillow! |
A great time was had by all! Happy anniversary! We can't wait till next time.
