Ireland Family Reunion - Part 3

More Reunion Activities

Some are part of the group competitions

and some are just fun by those wanting to do the activity

any time and with any one. 

The teams for these reunion competitions were organized by grouping first by ages and then forming teams with members from each age group.

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Fun for younger and older

Competing at the left table are Joshua and Rebecca,

and Jamon and Jacob are at the table near the house.

Each team is hurrying to see who finishes first

transferring all their beans into the second cup

by using a straw.

Teams continue to give it their best try.

Seth and Trevor (left)

and Austin and Megan (right)

Scott and Maren's turn.

There were other fun things happening throughout the reunion
in addition to the competitions.

 
 The pool was a favorite place to be.

Beth's homemade bubbles provided fun for the younger kids.
(Brynlee, Kate, and Rebecca) 

That's a pretty big bubble, Robert!
 

Who can get the biggest bubble?
(Brynlee, Rebecca, and Kate)

Corn Hole

Doug, Seth, Jenn, and Jared

 Grampa Sam and Trent


The big blowup

Jared, Corban, Miles, Ethan, Brynlee, and Kate



Megan, Anna, Haley, Tyler, Curtis, Paul, and Ethan

Jared, Miles, Kate, Brynlee, Mason, and Ethan

Ryan getting teams ready for another competition.

Team coordination is the secret to success.

Practice makes more nearly perfect.

Monty found a good competitor in Grampa.

 Moving inside to the sports court, the fun continued.

Lining up to form teams for a variety of competitions.

Haley and Doug competing to see who can be first

to get the ping pong balls in each cup.

Curtis and Maren doing "Paper, Scissors, Rock."

A few spectators on the balcony watch the competitions.

Seth and Brynlee have a challenge. 

(Narene, Megan, Sadie, Trevor, and Tani on the balcony.) 

Ryan, Curtis, Jeff, Megan, Seth, and Curtis
watch as Kate, their teammate, guides the rolling ping pong ball.

When the competitions were completed in the sports court,
we all went to the dining room for the remaining contests.

Each team trying to keep the ping pong ball from
being blown off the table by the opposing team.

Two more teams have their turn
as the ball rolls back and forth across the table
according to the force of the blowing.


A variety of other activities

Playing cards.
(Marla, Maren, Haley, and Taylor - "Rook"
Jenn and Jared - "Cribbage)

More games.
(Anna, Haley, and Mason)

Looking at family picture albums.
(Marisa, Maggie, and Maren)

 Looking at photos from past family reunions
and remembering those good times.

Weaving a wall hanging.
(Amanda) 

Beginning new friendships and renewing others. 
 (Max with Cousin Sadie and Uncle Trevor.)

Lots of visiting and sharing stories.
(Grampa Sam, Jared, Seth, Jenn, and Jamon)


"Nine Square" was a popular ongoing activity. 

 Jacob got the hit. 
(Beth, Megan, Taylor, Jeff, Ethan, 
Zack, Zack's Abbott cousin, Jacob, and Shannon)

It is Brynlee's hit.
Those in line are waiting to come in 
when someone misses and comes out.

Zack stretches to make a hit!
(Jamon, Jacob, Megan, Kate, Austin, Joshua, Brynlee, Zack, Isaac;
Rebecca and Marla waiting to come in.)

Jared gets the hit.

(Doug, Joshua, Ryan, Ethan, Jared, Brynlee, Scott, and Judd)

All meals were served in the garage turned "dining hall."
Beth and Todd did the shopping and planning, 
and our delicious meals required minimal preparation prior to serving.


Goodbyes are part of each reunion, but not the favorite part.

Brittney and Matt with their family, 
Kate, Monty, Robert, and Joe
 

  Scott and Kristine with Shannon,

who has been called to serve a mission in the Philippines.

Jenn and Seth

Jeff and Rochelle with
Zack, Austin, Jamon, Miles, Kate, and Chance

Doug and Shannon with
Isaac, Corban, Jacob, Mason, and Brynlee


Beth took more family photos at the reunion,
and those will be in a follow-up blog entry.