Reunion Reflections

My entire family (with the exception of one nephew in the Army) got together last weekend. It was the first time in 10 years. The family has changed quite a bit and it was great to see everyone, catch up, and have tons of fun! We stayed at a hotel with a real "water park" that the kids couldn't get enough of--Anna had a blast! We had quite a busy weekend. There were activities planned mixed with lots of just good visiting times.

We headed to Michigan's Adventure one day. Matt and I were surprised that Anna had such fun on the rides! Thankfully, some of her cousins (Jake, Abbey, and Jenny) were willing to ride with her since she was too small to go by herself. She loved all of those rides!

The park also had tons of water rides. Anna was pretty tired by the time we headed over to the water part of the park, but after a little nap, she was set to get in the water. We had a hard time getting her out of there. (She went on more rides, so she was happy.)


We headed to Dumont Lake on Saturday with lots of food, beach toys, and 2 boats. Matt was in charge of grilling while the boats were pulling skiers and tubers. It was nice to have everyone together there. The kids had fun on (or behind) the boats or just playing in the water. It was a big day!
I got plenty of chances to hold baby Julia--my neice's daugher. This is me with Julia, Anna, and my nephew Jake.

The whole gang:It was great to see everyone again. Anna had so much fun with all her cousins. By the end of the weekend, she was picking up the phone in our room "talking" to Jake. She'll be talking about all of them for days! Maybe we won't wait another 10 years to do this again.