Family Reunion 2016

This year, we had our annual family reunion earlier because my sister and her family came to Michigan to correspond with the end of the college school year. We decided to have a gathering on Mother's Day which also was the anniversary of my Grandparent's wedding and to invite my mom's side of the extended family. Since it was the beginning of May, we weren't sure what the weather was going to be like, so we held it in our church's fellowship hall.

My parents with all their (living) grandchildren

Siblings 😊

My parents and siblings and me 

The "Triplet Cousins" born June 7, June 21, and July 9, 2004

The moms with the flowers the daughters gave them (my younger sister's family had already left)

clean-up

 

at my parents' house afterwards

Family Reunion Get-together 2015

If you have been following my blog for long, you know that every year, my sister and her family come for a visit from Arizona where they live. This year, we were missing one of my nieces who is Sarah's age as she had a church activity and were joined by my Grandma (mom's mom).

Had to grab a family photo when all the Wall family was together

Some years, I forget to take pictures, so this year, I made sure to take more. So you get some random candid shots ☺

Cousins Caleb and Joshua

My older sister's dog Rue

My sister and brother-in-law celebrated their 25th anniversary this year 

My mom made them a bed cover using fabrics from their wedding.

The guys working on re-doing the picnic tables 

Sarah's micro birthday party

The morning after staying up really late by the fire

 We went to where my older sister's family was camping to hang out, go fishing, and swim. We had my younger sister's kids, too.

The Wall's campsite

It was a tad wet 

Dan removing the hook from a fish

My nephew crashed when we got back to Grandma's

Our campsite was really big!

It had a tire swing and access to a full size kitchen where I could store my food supplies for meals

We camped in my parents' back yard ☺

This cat showed up one morning

Making pizza

Working on a mosaic table top project