I fear my family may not appreciate my playful shenanigans with my camera at the reunion. But, really guys and gals, I hold you in highest regard – you must believe that. Please do not confiscate my camera at our next one, or worse, take it over and make me be on the other side of it. Remember, it is a family’s obligation to forgive and forget. Fortunately (or unfortunately) the ‘forgetting’ part will prove very difficult now with these pictures . . . !
Kirk and Karren and Alison had us in teams competing in the most ridiculous and hilarious feats of skill. When, at the first jump of the rope, I aggravated an already pulled muscle, I turned in my jump rope for my camera. It is a thankless job, but somebody has to do it.
“Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to get the cookie from your forehead to your mouth without using hands”. Many accepted the challenge.
The raw emotion! I mean, wow.
The focus here is on Katie, but check out the silliness surrounding her!
Again, the focus is on Blaine, but I can’t take my eyes off Erin at his elbow – or Andrew paying homage to the cookie gods behind him.
You could tell the victorious ones by their arms in the air and blissful expressions.
After such effort, Rebecca is the picture of satisfaction
Sydnee shows her cookie who’s boss.
Another round had us running across the floor to the cookie table where Karren had made a delicious cookie for everyone. You had to sit in the chair, eat it as fast as you could, swallow and run back to tag the next victim, oops, um, err - team player.
It usually went like Alan’s – First you attack the cookie with great adrenaline and confidence. Then, the difficulty of the task manifests itself as your mouth gets drier and cookie gets bigger. Finally, you just get the thing down any way you can so your team will stop screaming at you to hurry up! Oh, so fun.
So glad this little guy, Camden, is with us this year. He is the newest of 6 that have joined us since Reunion 2010.
To be continued. If your picture didn't show on this post, think not that you escaped being recorded too. Tut, tut. 'Twould be a mistake. Check in tomorrow, or maybe the next day. Certainly at the Thanksgiving Family Slide Show 2011. Be there to defend or explain yourself.
