Our 2016 reunion, August 13, 2016, was slated to be held, come heck or high water! The water did come, but I'm getting ahead of myself. We had a scrumptious breakfast at Brandon's and Carrie's in their beautiful backyard. Eight of the grandsons played a rough game of rugby after we ate. We so enjoyed just basking in the shade, but the day was full of activities yet to be enjoyed. So, off to the ranch we went.
The Frazier girls planned a fun rodeo with stick horses for all the little kids. It was so fun to watch, especially since all of them were under 6 years of age! Then they invited an adult to ride on the back of their horses. Hmmm! Hilarious! Allyson demonstrated each event, so the little ones would know how and what to do. They did pole bending, barrel racing, and a couple of other races. Several of the kids, old and young, agreed to Ride the Hide. It was a bumpy, dusty ride; nonetheless, it was so much fun. The Egg Toss game was interesting. Everyone paired up that we had room for, and well, they tossed the “raw” egg back and forth, stepping back each throw. Cade and Tyler were the last standing, so they won, I guess, as the broken egg ended up on me and on Steve! Oh, they thought that was fun! We ended up playing Musical Chairs for the older grands, not for the feint of heart. (Garrett, you owe me a lawn chair!) (The pop-up shades saved our bacon!)
We ate lunch somewhere in here, but it didn't take long as there were still activities to be enjoyed.
Uncle Joe set up the trap shooting event and several of the adult grands parked right there the remainder of the day! Of course, it was a smashing success.
The weather was hot and mucky and the kids (and the adults) needed to get cooled off. We did get high water down the slide in the ditch that Steve constructed, and everyone enjoyed it, needless to say. Kinley's advice to Grandpa was to make it steeper and faster next time! A couple of the older girl grands took the mud and water to a different level by wrestling in it. That was fun to watch, Hope and Alissa! Cassidy was close by as well. It could have been a lot more involved. Steve and some of the grandsons fixed a swing across the wide ditch. Oh, my! Can you imagine all the little kids playing in the water and the mud?! They had a ball. The kids had to climb up this short ladder and get in line, so Aunt Lissa could push them over/through the water, splashing water on the onlookers every chance they got. They could have gone on forever!
As we drug up and headed for home, we were ready for a shower and a nap, young and old alike. About 6 PM we all headed for Aunt Brandee's wearing our new reunion t-shirts for family pictures. After that was all said and done, we ate Spanish food, topped off with banana splits and S'mores. As the kids were still going strong, the adults kicked back, visiting and watching the wild ones. The last game we divided up into groups and acted out a scenario which required us to use a catch phrase three times. That was very entertaining. We had a lot of help planning out the day, but everyone pitched in, helping and cleaning up.
Of all the responses I received to my query about what they liked best, Tad said, “My favorite thing about the reunion, besides visiting with Dad and Mom, was the interaction everybody had with each other, whether it was gaming or eating, or just sitting and visiting. Thanks for all your hard work.” Brandee said,”My favorite was watching everyone enjoy each other’s company. It seemed like no one wanted to leave. That was awesome!” I guess it is safe for us to say, “Guess we'll do it another year.”
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