Family Reunion Time

The boys loved hanging out with the other kids. There was plenty of water to play in, balloons, to fill and throw and running around.

When I was a kid my grandpa used to make home made root beer. He saved the old glass soda bottles and he filled them with the root beer. It was such a treat for us. He has always had little bottles for the kids and this year my boys thought it was the coolest thing.

My grandpa and his sister.

I love how much my dad looks like my grandpa. Spitting image.

I'm not sure if you've ever noticed the town of Meadow as you are driving south. It's 5 min. south of Filmore. The sign comes quick and if you blink you've past it.

Growing up Grandpa Labrum has always lived in Meadow. We loved it there. So many memories. The cool thing about a small town is everything is close enough to walk to. We could walk to the park, gas station, and to our aunt Carol's house. There was a ditch that ran through the town. In the summer we'd walk around the ditch and get wet playing in the water.

So this year the Labrum family reunion was in Meadow. My boys have never really experienced Meadow. It was neat to go play in the same park I always played in. (given it's been updated and most of the toys are new) We visited with family, ate good food and just had fun. After we went and hung out at Grandma and Grandpa's house. It's amazing how time changes things. I haven't really been there for a few years. Maybe longer. It's fun to go and have all those memories flood back. Is it weird that I love family reunions. I like reconnecting and building bonds with family. I love knowing who my family is. Cousins, second and third cousins, Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents. And all the other family memebers I left out. My family is good at throwing family reunions every summer is full of them. I try to get to as many as I can.