Family Reunion

I'm so glad we were able to attend the Sorenson Family reunion this year. We did end up leaving a day later than planned, so we only stayed one night, but it was still fun to see everyone again and enjoy a little getaway. We got to the park on Friday after lunch while everyone was hanging out. The girls papier mache'd some balloons and then spent some time playing on the playground. For dinner we had some scrumptious dutch oven chicken, potatoes, veggies and a yummy salad. After dinner, we went to the house everyone was staying at to set up our tent. The house was very nice and air-conditioned! The first generation each had a room with a private bathroom, so it was even better than regular camping. That night there was the traditional sing-a-long. Uncle Rex and helpers put together some wonderful song-books so those who are new in the family or only make it to reunion every 3 years or so could sing along to all the songs.

Saturday morning there was a delicious French toast breakfast. Some of the Aunts and cousins helped all the little girls paint their toe and fingernails. I think they even got a picture of all their little toes with Great-grandma's toes. Then the girls painted their papier mache'. Lunch was hot dogs and brats. I tried a Brat, but just didn't care for it, so Gina gave me her hotdog to eat instead. After lunch most people went swimming, but a few of us relaxed in the house, chatted, and played games. We left just after 4 p.m. since Shawn wanted to get home nice and early.

It was so fun to see my cousins again and to see how the family is growing. I still can't keep some of my own cousins straight and I'll have to start going more regularly if I ever hope to learn all the new spouses and kids that are added each year. It is a huge family! There were 94 people there, and that was minus a few families. All of Grandma's kids were there, so they got a good group picture.

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