Saturday the 28th was the Ferguson Family Reunion.
Right after we got there Luke tasted the sweet victory of slinking across the monkey bars all by himself! We had to get some pictures.
he fell a few times, but we were all VERY impressed with his ability :) He stuck with it pretty well too....
Luke's sisters know how cool it is to master this art, they were really proud and excited for him.
I love having a picture of this face of Luke's. That's the face he makes when he conquers something. Doesn't want to look TOO proud, but still bursting at the seems with a new found confidence.
And of course, Kelly clapping for him :)
Susan and Allan were in charge of the reunion this year and they did a really good job especially considering the wind! The wind really was insane. It actually blew over cans of pop while we were trying to eat. The plates were just flying all over the place. Garbage cans too.... it was a little frustrating. Especially since it put an end to the "Minute to Win it" Games idea. My kids were totally bummed when they found out we weren't doing games and prizes.... me too.
But for the drink they made homemade Root Beer!!! Pretty fun.... can't ya just smell the root beery flavor pouring out of the cooler!!! mmmmmmmmmmm
I wish I took more pictures of everyone there, but here are a few.
This family is so awesome. They all love each other so much. And it's crazy to think of what they've all been through together and apart, and yet they still manage to get together every year and enjoy one another's others company
Showing off babies.... love that.
I had an interesting conversation with Ione this year. I was asking her what she thought about me doing my Nana's temple work now that it's almost been a year. I have been meaning to ask Nana's siblings, the few that are still here, and her kids and until the reunion I had only asked one kid. And that hadn't gone so well, "no, I think she would be really mad at you if you did" wasn't exactly the answer I was hoping for. But Ione was cute about it. She said that she thought Nana would be okay with me doing it because I wanted to, and she would want me to do what I want. Kinda funny. I've still got a few more people to ask, and then wait for the one to change their mind..... but I think that I'm okay with it taking a while. I hope the nagging need to get it done can subside just a bit since it's out of my hands, but I think that it will happen when she is ready and when it is time. Another chance for me to learn patience.
I've always felt so privileged to say that "I'm Dan's daughter" at these reunions because EVERYONE knows my Dad. Everyone loves my Dad. He's really one of the family favorites. It's always made me feel like I'm in the popular crowd kinda :)
this is Kelly's talent :)
I know it's cheesy of me to say this (or feel it for that matter) but I just LOVE reuions!!! I look forward to them so much. I know you're supposed to pretend like they're lame and boring, but I just can't. I was telling Nate how much I like reunions, trying to figure out what it is, and realized that there really isn't much that would keep me from a reunion. I've only missed the ones that happened while we were in Alaska, and I don't ever plan on missing it. But I still don't know quite what it is. I love to see family. I love that we have family. I can't say I didn't miss and think about Nana the ENTIRE time we were there, and wish that she was there showing off my kids to her family, but that time is past. I loved that Gloria and Ike still remember that our Noah and their Noah are only a couple of weeks apart, and it was fun to find out that Kiera adopted another baby whose birthday is only 2 days after Erika's :) Fun stuff. It's always good to see Helen and marvel at the fact that she remembers everything even though she's almost 90. And then reminisce on that drive up to Bambi's wedding and down through Yellowstone for hours on end :) She cracks me up. Everyone there is just cool to me because they're related. That's all there is to it. I'm glad that we still do the reunions and that my kids can be a part of the awesomeness.
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