Reunion time

Over the 4th of July weekend we took a few days off to head to Michigan for a family reunion. Here are a few highlights of our trip... Here is where you can see the exhaustive photo album. There are too many pics to put up here.

Pre trip:
My brother in law Joe and his wife Lara flew in from LA, and we picked them up in Indianapolis after a quick stop at my friend Holly's house to see her and her family. Then we headed back home and got to show Joe and Lara our house.


Day 1:
We headed up to Michigan, and stopped by to see my sister in law and brother in law, Laura and Cordelle. We got to see Cordelle's hometown, his mom and the house he grew up in. We went to the beach and walked along the pier and the beach shops and cafes.

Then we arrived at the reunion just in time for a family dinner. It was great to see everyone, and I think that there were about 25 of us in all.

Day 2:
The 4th of July consisted of games, fishing, golf, paddle boating, eating, etc. We played whiffle ball and I got Grandpa on video getting a hit! Grandma was the umpire and I think I faded out sometime in the middle of the 2nd inning. It was fun just taking pics and cheering... Some headed out to watch the fireworks in the evening.

Day 3:
In the morning the ladies had a shower for a new cousin in law, ate brunch, opened presents and played a quick game. Then we went kayaking and played a few more games. In the evening we had a huge bonfire, and roasted marshmallows. We sang Happy Birthday to Grandma, her 80th was a few months ago so this was a sort of celebration for that as well.

Day 4:
Several siblings and cousins left early Sunday morning. The rest of us headed to the lake for some boating, and sun. Some wakeboarded, tubed, skied. The finals of Wimbledon were on throughout the day, so we watched as much as we could. At this point my camera was out of memory from taking so many pictures.

Day 5:
More good bye's games, and good bye's. It started raining on Monday, but we had amazing weather the whole weekend for all of our outdoor activities. We took advantage of the morning rains to play some nertz. I'm not very good at Rook, Euchre, and those strategy games, but I get pretty into nertz. Next we headed back home to Indiana. Mike (Steve's bro) had a business trip here, so he actually flew in on Monday night. Lara and I passed on the computer games with the guys and watched the season finale of the Bachelorette. It was a late night!

Day 6:
We took Joe and Lara around town showing them our church and community center, and Steve's work. Then we headed down to downtown Indianapolis to walk around some and have lunch. We also were able to catch a movie before they caught their flight.

It was a wonderful, packed weekend! Tons of fun seeing family that we don't get to see all that often.