Our Family reunions always follow the same tradition each year. First gathering is always a Friday Night dinner (usually at a pizza place), Saturday morning we always play a softball game (North vs South), and then Sunday afternoon we meet somewhere for games/activities, dinner, and a talent show. It's fun to watch my kids get so excited about these family reunions now! Ava was the standout athlete on our team. She definitely impressed EVERYONE with her baseball skills. She really is quite the slugger... seems I have 2 kids that are naturals at the sport.
Cristian celebrating our team's victory with cousins Samantha and Karly
Yes folks, even my grandma took a couple swings. At almost 80, she can still smack the ball for a base hit.
Team North (all the Washington Cousins)
Here is 1/2 of team South... all the Oregon and California cousins.
Carter enjoyed driving this jeep around, one of the fun things they had out to entertain the kids at the afternoon portion of the reunion.
Ava inside the barn
Ava outside the barn
Carter and Ava going for a spin around the yard
Cristian enjoying the waterslide they had set up
playing with water guns
another pic of Ava
...and another, LOL :)
Carter walking around with his belly out
cooling off on the slip-n-slide
Ava taking a turn
My dad, Uncle Don, and cousin Bill
Family hovering in the shade chatting.
Cousins (and Aunt Denise) playing (they had a lot of activities and games inside the barn)
Uncle Dan and cousin Nancy playing ping pong inside the barn
Carter, Ava, and Clint playing in the jump house
Carter and Clint posing for a picture
Cristian really having a lot of fun!
Ava getting ready for the talent show
Ava sang a song about a Lady Bug for the family talent show and it was the most adorable performance. (The song is from the play, Goin' Buggy that Cristian was in back in May) When she first got up there she had this nervous look on her face (pictured above) and I thought for a split second she might run off the stage and hide, but when I looked at her and said, "Ok, go ahead and start" she just started singing and warmed up and did wonderfully.
Cutest lady bug I've ever seen :)
Singing her little heart out
Big Smile when she got a standing ovation!! This girl is going to love to perform!
Cousins Sam and Karly performing a dance to a Lady Gaga song
the middle girl cousins performing a little spoof on each others' families. (The Tom Absher Family, my grandpa's sister Pat's family, and my grandpa's other sister Doris' family) You definitely had to be there and know our family to understand the humor in it, (so I won't try and explain) but everyone was laughing.
My cousins performing their "Sassy Friend" skit
Carter playing with his cousin Maddie. (Technically I think they are 2nd cousins once removed... my mom's cousin Paul has a daughter named Melissa (who is my age), and this is her baby girl.
Carter giving her a hug
The Ross family skit
Ava seems to always end up being the center of attention, LOL... here she is dancing with some cousins, and she was definitely showing off her moves!
And her flexibility
and her gymnastics :)
My mom and her girl cousins (and sisters)
Our family
The pastures outside of the house/barn where our reunion was at
Carter and I took a walk to look at the cows
The location of our reunion
It was a really beautiful spot to have a reunion, in the middle of no where, Roseburg, OR :)
Our Family reunions always follow the same tradition each year. First gathering is always a Friday Night dinner (usually at a pizza place), Saturday morning we always play a softball game (North vs South), and then Sunday afternoon we meet somewhere for games/activities, dinner, and a talent show. It's fun to watch my kids get so excited about these family reunions now! Ava was the standout athlete on our team. She definitely impressed EVERYONE with her baseball skills. She really is quite the slugger... seems I have 2 kids that are naturals at the sport. 
Cristian celebrating our team's victory with cousins Samantha and Karly
Yes folks, even my grandma took a couple swings. At almost 80, she can still smack the ball for a base hit. 
Team North (all the Washington Cousins)
Here is 1/2 of team South... all the Oregon and California cousins.
Carter enjoyed driving this jeep around, one of the fun things they had out to entertain the kids at the afternoon portion of the reunion.
Ava inside the barn
Ava outside the barn
Carter and Ava going for a spin around the yard
Cristian enjoying the waterslide they had set up
playing with water guns
another pic of Ava
...and another, LOL :)
Carter walking around with his belly out
cooling off on the slip-n-slide
Ava taking a turn
My dad, Uncle Don, and cousin Bill
Family hovering in the shade chatting. 
Cousins (and Aunt Denise) playing (they had a lot of activities and games inside the barn)
Uncle Dan and cousin Nancy playing ping pong inside the barn
Carter, Ava, and Clint playing in the jump house
Carter and Clint posing for a picture
Cristian really having a lot of fun!
Ava getting ready for the talent show
Ava sang a song about a Lady Bug for the family talent show and it was the most adorable performance. (The song is from the play, Goin' Buggy that Cristian was in back in May) When she first got up there she had this nervous look on her face (pictured above) and I thought for a split second she might run off the stage and hide, but when I looked at her and said, "Ok, go ahead and start" she just started singing and warmed up and did wonderfully.
Cutest lady bug I've ever seen :)
Singing her little heart out
Big Smile when she got a standing ovation!! This girl is going to love to perform!
Cousins Sam and Karly performing a dance to a Lady Gaga song
the middle girl cousins performing a little spoof on each others' families. (The Tom Absher Family, my grandpa's sister Pat's family, and my grandpa's other sister Doris' family) You definitely had to be there and know our family to understand the humor in it, (so I won't try and explain) but everyone was laughing.
My cousins performing their "Sassy Friend" skit
Carter playing with his cousin Maddie. (Technically I think they are 2nd cousins once removed... my mom's cousin Paul has a daughter named Melissa (who is my age), and this is her baby girl. 
Carter giving her a hug
The Ross family skit
Ava seems to always end up being the center of attention, LOL... here she is dancing with some cousins, and she was definitely showing off her moves!
And her flexibility
and her gymnastics :)
My mom and her girl cousins (and sisters)
Our family
The pastures outside of the house/barn where our reunion was at
Carter and I took a walk to look at the cows
The location of our reunion
It was a really beautiful spot to have a reunion, in the middle of no where, Roseburg, OR :)
