Summertime Fun

When you think of summers past, all sorts of things come to mind. One thing for me is family reunions. Well, we went to one on Saturday and had a great time. It reminded me of the book, The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant.



Instead of going over mountains, we traveled country roads in the farmland of eastern Louisiana. It brought back memories of when I was a child. My dad was one of five brothers. All the brothers lived in Louisiana, except one who lived in New Mexico. When that brother came in we all gathered to visit at my grandparent's house. It was much the same this time. We all gathered because our cousin from New Mexico was coming in for a visit. All the brothers are deceased, but we still came together for a wonderful time. The family gathering had grown from 32 to 94. We played under a giant magnolia tree when we were children, but we sat and visited under a huge tent this time. Might I say the large fans were welcomed additions at this point of our lives and having it catered was great.



Thanks to our aunt and cousin who made this a great event. We appreciate all your hard work.