Saturday, the 4th of July, was such a great day! Ken and I are were in charge of breakfast (Blake ALWAYS helps.) We made a million pancakes, served with red, white and blue: strawberries, bananas, and blueberries on top. Blake did a big bunch of sausages out in the smoker. It was delicious!
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| Lisi skipped the pancake. |
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| Faces decorated for the holiday! |
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| We went to the church for a fabulous day. Blake started it off by doing a great devotional on conflict vs. contention. He has really studied this topic and did such a great presentation. |
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| We then played old games that we used to play as kids. This was Run, Sheepy, Run! |
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| Then we played Charlie, Charlie, Butcher Boy- a really old game that my dad taught us that he used to play. |
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| I think I got this out of order. We had the talent show before the games, but anyway the talent show was so good. It is always a highlight of our reunion. |
Ken and I each wrote books containing stories from our lives. We gave each of our posterity a copy for Christmas a couple of years ago. From those books, each grandchild chose a story and told or acted it out. I videoed all of them, but blogger won't let me post videos. But they were SO good! Lisi even did a puppet show (with the help of her brother) It was such a highlight of the reunion.
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| Each child and grandchild wrote a tribute to each of us. Kristen had them all printed in a book for each of us and included pictures. Each told memories and special experiences. We will treasure these beautiful books. |
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| We did country dancing. It was so fun! Go Johnny, go Johnny, Go! |
After a yummy traditional barbecue dinner, was the fireworks. Idaho Falls puts on the biggest and best fireworks show west of the Mississippi. Thousands flock to attend.
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| Twinners |
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| Love this girl! |
