This year- the reunion was bigger than it has been in a long time. We had lots of newer attendees- like LOL, and plenty of old timers. The weather cooperated with no rain from Thursday evening on. There were plenty of mosquito and buffalo gnat bites for those who didn't religiously apply bug spray, but for those of us who did, we were good.
Middle trying out her new bow. She is a pretty good shot already.
Theme for this year was fairies- and it was a HUGE hit with all the little girls in particular- but the older girls and Outpatient and LOL painted canvases and found other fun things to do- here is Youngest's face after "makeup" She was a Garden Talent Fairy and helped the younger fairies make garden stones.
The water was HIGH! that boat would usually be docked at least 50 to 100 yards further away. The patients and cousins were bummed because they didn't get to make their traditional mud pit.
But where there is a will- there is a way! They had to go a bit further around the lake- but find some beach front property they did.
There was also the regular shooting of the breeze ( this is just some of our own branch of the family tree)
The boys- and Norine- created a flotation device. They called it a raft, but my vote says it was too hole-y to constitute a raft. There was also lots of fishing.
And downshifting.
A hugely successful auction.
Youngest always entertains and she did not disappoint the crowd this year with a skit from an episode from That's So Random. She was totally in character!
And- for the second straight year, Middle and Cousin Am did a wonderful job dancing to a parody they worte about the reunion. I unfortunately couldn't find the charger to the video camera, forgot to grab the iphone, and didn't have either Middle or Oldest's cameras so there is no video record of these acts this year. BOO! Oh- and the word "shoebox" will never be the same and no- you really don't want to know.
When talking to my sil about some of the missing cousins who currently reside in Europe, I said without any doubt that my patients ( with quite likely the exception of Out and LOL) would far rather go to the reunion that take a trip to Europe. And for now- that is the absolute truth. Maybe as the girls get older it might change for them- but for Oldest- it never will.
Dear Larsen Family Aunts:
Fabulous as usual!
Thanks!
