More Family Reunion

Here are some more pics from our family reunion in West Virginia.

The top pic is of Simone and Emily.....they are 3rd or 4th cousins. They had fun playing together.

The next pic is of all the cousins who got together for this reunion. My dad is in the white shirt on the far right. Next to him is his cousin Abe who retired recently from the pentegon as a full colonel in the Air Force. The lady in the front row on the far left is my Aunt Donna (my dad's older sister). She's the one in my family that I take after the most. In the back row the gentlemen 2nd from the left is my dad's cousin Jim Bill. I'd not seen him since I was a kid. Well he's in education too so he and I had a nice time talking about our careers. His wife Marsha was lovely and I enjoyed getting to know her (she's not in the picture) My Great Aunt is in the white shirt and pink pants in the front row. She is my Grandmother's sister. My grandma passed away 8 years ago. My aunt who is 89 still lives by herself, drives, goes to church and sings in the choir. When she's up to it, she helps out at the Ronald McDonald House. She's been doing this for years.

The 3rd pic is my cousin Troy and his family. His 2 boys TJ and Duane got along with Simone splendidly. We stayed in the same hotel while on vacation and they were anxious to help simone learn how to swim. She loved that!!!

The bottom pic is my fav. candid shot of Michael and Simone. I love candid shots.

It was a wonderful reunion

West Virginia Vacation

Michael Simone and I took a trip to WV with my dad for a family reunion. Family reunion pictures will follow as they are still being processed. On our no family activities day, Michael Simone and I travelled to the New River Gorge Nat'l Park. This was about 1 hour from where our reunion was taking place. The picture right above is the 2nd largest (highest) bridge in the United States. We took a tram ride (pic above) down to the bottom of the gorge and then took a jet boat ride right up to the bottom of the bridge. It was beautiful. God gave us a beautiful day. 78 degrees. We stopped by hawks nest...another park and observed the beauty there. At the end of the day we went to a wonderful open aired restaurant called Smokey's on the Gorge. It was an elegant buffet and we stuffed ourselved to the gill. The family reunion was wonderful, meeting some family I'd never met before and seeing some that I hadn't seen in 10 years or so. Simone enjoyed meeting 2nd cousins and playing with them in the hotel swimming pool in the evening. I think the pool was her favorite part. Lest you think I forgot River, he stayed home with family and friends. It was a wonderful vacation!

Bathtime at the Muhme House

River loves to splash in the water whilst big sis takes her Saturday night bath. They are getting to the age where they are playing nicely with each other and usually enjoy being around each other.