Nancy and Cleo drove in from Colorado. Carol, Pippi and Zander flew in from Maine. We had a week-long party. We made the table as big as it gets. Weather was beautiful. There were three gatherings of family members, including birthday parties for Mimi and Dennis, scrabble games, jokes and laughter, teary-eyed moments, one temper tantrum and many, many hugs. Everyone got chigger bites.
The photographer was negligent, but we do have one group picture including the Missouri contingent that Carol took. I'm sorry we don't have photos that include Oz, Mimi and Logan, who were here for other gatherings.
And here's Carol, who took the picture.
The John Deere tractor was a big hit. Poppy let both Pippi and Zander drive.
Zander practiced without the motor running.
One of the week's highlights was Zander's mud bath.
Zander said the mud bath was a dream come true, which pretty well sums up the whole week.
2 comments:
Like that picture of Zander on the tractor.
Don't we all look like a happy crew! It WAS a dream come true and borrowing another Zanderism, "Home Sweet Home!"
It was lovely to be with everyone again. Funny how time and distance don't make families become strangers. It's like we'd not skipped a year ahead since the last gathering I attended.
I'm making apple sauce today with the Lodis Dennis picked for me. I made six pints yesterday and froze them. Today, I can! Todd promises to help!
I'm still scratching chigger bites!
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