Family Reunion

The official last party of the summer of 2009 was Mark's families Family Reunion.  Sometime in the last few years Salem Pond has become the official location for this reunion.  Mark's Great Grandma's house was right by Salem Pond.

In the middle of August we were not expecting the high temperature of the day to be only 73 degrees.  We braved the rain on the drive down hoping it would dry up, and it did.

The ducks were waiting for us

Evan somehow became the official cook.  I can't tell if he is hiding from the camera, or telling Grandma not to oversee the cooking

Ashely, JaCee Jo, and Isabel stayed wrapped in their coats while feeding the ducks.

This was the beautiful view from our picnic spot.

Kris watching out for her grandson, Ethan.

Had it not been so cold, I'm sure someone would have pushed Evan over the edge of the bridge into the Pond.

Daniel and Rebekah hanging out

I'm not sure who was more scared of the bridge, John or Grandma???

But they made it to join Evan, Daniel, Mel, Jean and Carole

This was our humble picnic spot view from the bridge

And of course we had plenty of good food.  And even had Aunt Loise and Uncle Lowell join us

Fishing was a big hit of the party.

Even if they were little biters and were just catch and release

And a Neva party would not be complete without games and prizes for the grandkids!
The sun finally came out as we cleaned up.  The official water fight was bypassed in lieu of the cold temperatures.  But it was still a fun time!

And on the way home we squeezed in a little shopping.  Jessica needed a new mattress and we didn't want to make a second trip.  So we made it fit