Family Reunion Part 2

Debbie and Jeff have been truly blessed with a large enough home for all of us to stay at.  There was lots of space for everyone to read, play games, visit, and play fooze ball together.

One evening, we all piled into the vans and went to a nearby field to play kickball.  There was an empty baseball diamond at the park and so we all set up and played ball!  There was a lot of running, cheering, yelling and laughing as each team tried their best to get the highest score!  

*Sorry I was too busy playing to get a picture at that game!*

It was very special that we were all together this year on Father's Day.  So we celebrated together with Krispy Kreme Donuts and homemade cards from the kids.  

Later then went out for Famous Southern Barbeque...a request of the father's represented.  It was delicious and we even ended up with a table big enough for everyone.

I think the kids enjoyed dessert the most, as they all got ice cream bars.

A favorite time for everyone was the evening that Grandpa sang songs with the grandkids and told some stories of his past and some of Great Grandpa’s war stories as well.  The children sat captivated taking in each detail. Grandpa also prayed over the whole family and thanked the Lord for His faithfulness to all of us. 

Our last adventure together was awesome!  Debbie took us to a lake not too far from where she lives.  We were all very impressed when we arrived and excited that we were able to find a private beach for us all to play on.  One of Debbie’s generous friends also lent us his four kayaks for the day.  This enabled us to explore a couple of islands not too far out into the lake.  We all had a blast kayaking around the lake, playing on a sand bar we found, using the kayaks as paddle boards, and just chilling at the beach.  It was a gorgeous day and a great way to end our special time together as a family.

*I didn't get enough pictures of this day either as I was way too busy swimming....!  But it was an awesome day.*

Overall we had a relaxed enjoyable time together and it was such a gift to have us all in one place for the first time.  Thanks everyone for making the effort and time so memorable.