Here are some group shots of our little cousins, after a memorable week of hard play together. Kudos to the fun uncles who did silly antics behind the camera to try and get all the Littles looking in the same direction or smiling all at the same time.
And one of all the Kingsley siblings and their spouses. Man, I love these people! It's such a treat to spend time with them!
Another random shot....
Several of the relatives went to Six Flags together for one long day of play together. This was so memorable! The kids were counting dimes to buy their own tickets, and were SO excited to participate with the Big People while the babies/toddlers stayed home.
The Kingsley family is scattered across the North American continent, so it is rare for us to be all together in one place. (People currently live in Alaska, Texas, Delaware, Washington, Utah, Louisiana, and Michigan. Yikes!)
One of the highlights of the reunion was to sit together around Nana Kingsley's feet and listen while she read aloud funny stories from her Joke Journal collection. It's a cute little box filled with bits of paper....anytime her children had said something funny, she'd immediately jot it down on whatever writing surface was handy. She pulled out scraps of paper one at a time, read the funny quote, and we all laughed together until tears streamed down our faces. With ten children and years of notes, there were plenty of memories and laughter to fill an entire evening. SUCH a wonderful way to spend time together!
Family reunions are always over too-dreadfully-soon, but I am happy to soak up all the great experiences with the snippets of time we have together. I appreciate the ways family helps strengthen and inspire me, and I truly cherish any moments we get to share.
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