Dear Followers, (Yes, all 11 of you!), I am so sorry for how long it has been since my last post. Vacations (& summer in general) really take a toll on my blogging. However, they make for some good posts. Enjoy! Sincerely, CK
It is amazing to me what can happen in 6 years. That's how long it has been since our last family reunion. My family owns an amazing cabin in amazing Custer, South Dakota. It is nestled nicely in the Black Hills, between a couple of beautiful lakes, and only 20 minutes from Mount Rushmore. The perfect setting for our huge family.
This is a picture from our Family Reunion in 2004.
Two family members in this picture have passed away since our last family reunion. My cousin Al Berry, (far right with the jacket with stripes down the arm), who was an amazing actor (He was actually in the beginning of the movie Halloween 3), and just a treasured family member that we loved. And of course, my sweet sweet Papa, (center of the picture, sitting down in a light blue shirt), who we miss so much each and everyday.
We have had our share of sad things happen since this picture was taken, but also our share of great things. Since this shot was snapped, we have added at least 9 new family members, who either married in or were born into the family.
This is a picture from our Family Reunion 2010.
Please note Haven throwing a huge fit in my arms....
The reunion was an absolute blast. It's always so much fun when our family from Seattle comes out to see us. (I've already made a point to take a trip to see them this fall. And while I'm there I may or may not take a trip out to Forks, WA!!) It was really nice to be able to get to know the new family members and actually spend more than a few hours with them. We all just bummed around the cabin, had a campfire and played Catch Phrase, ate a LOT, went hiking, and went to the lake.
There were actually so many of us that our cabin couldn't accommodate everybody. Some of the family had to rent cabins across the street just so everybody would have a place to sleep. At one point there were 40 family members at the reunion. My Aunt Pat is a savior and would get up early most mornings and cook a breakfast for the whole gang! And not just cereal either. I'm talkin' eggs, bacon, pancakes, toast - the whole shebang!
It was the best time. I wish we could do it every year, or at least every other, or at least every 3! :) (Hey, I gotta be realistic.)
Here's a quick photo recap of the trip...
My Aunt and Grandma working in the kitchen.
Three little cousins, Haven, Asha, and Josiah.
The cabin.
The aforementioned campfire Catch Phrase night.
Cousin Kyle while the boys were ballin' it up.
Three beautiful West Coast cousins, Emily, Savannah, and Haley.
A bunch of us hiking Sunday Gulch.
Haven in the hiking backpack with Daddy, Chelsea, and Elizabeth.
Big group of us out for some outstanding prime rib!
My immediate family - descendants of my Grammy Beverly. :)
2 comments:
Actually Kurt was alive during the 2004 reunion but he didn't go because his health was so bad. I remember picking Great Gram up and he walked her out and kissed her goodbye.
That's so sweet. I bet she misses him a lot. :(
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