We just got back from a week in California for the annual Stephenson Family Reunion. We look forward to this event every year, no matter what the date is, but we especially love it in the summer because then Grandma and Grandpa’s backyard can be used to its max. Here’s a taste of our adventures in the backyard:
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Our big family outing was bowling – this has become a tradition. Chris hit a record high by getting 5 strikes in a row and almost passing the 200 mark. I would be happy if I could get up to 100! The kids had a blast bowling with ‘the cousins.’ We sure wish we all lived closer!
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We had some great late night firesides for the adults (while the kids had a slumber party in Grandma & Grandpa’s room). I didn’t get any pictures of these, although one was in the hot tub and the other in front of the projector for some slide shows. I did however get a picture of the aftermath of the slideshow night.
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We were all excited to get to spend time with Great-Grandma Myers, who moved in with Grandma & Grandpa about a year ago. For most of our little family, it had been 5 years since we’d seen her! Great-Grandma had many ‘kid visitors’ in her apartment during the day because she has some fun birds and a little dog. Then on our last day there, Great-Grandma let all the kids go into her dove aviary and hold the birds. Each of the kids had been able to name a bird when she got them so it was fun for the kids to finally meet the birds they named. Emma’s was ‘Sally’, Caleb’s was ‘Spiderman’, and Hannah’s was ‘Baby’.
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Of course, we couldn’t go through a reunion without family pics with our annual reunion shirts. Here are a few shots, but rest assured there were shots with every mix-up possible – grandkids, individual families, everyone, grandparents with grandkids, great-grandma with kids, etc. I think the only mix-up we may have missed was the ‘in-law’ picture with myself and the two great men who have also married into this incredible family.
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