We started our morning with the sound of lovely children's voices singing Primary songs, accompanied by Riley on his ukulele. It was something that had been originally planned for the first night, but kept getting postponed for one reason or another, until now. It was worth the wait! Riley was self-taught on the guitar, mostly from his hospital bed last year. He is quite the guy!
Here's what the last day of the reunion looked like:
Becky had been in charge of planning some outdoor games for the kids. Oh, did they have fun!
This afternoon, Susie led Groups 1 & 2 in doing their clothespin cousins craft, while Groups 3-5 (minus Macy) went on their hike down to the beach with Grandpa.
Not enough has been said (or photographed) of the food. Brett & Kris did all the planning & shopping before coming up to Lake Arrowhead, & they planned just right. It was all delicious, & with assigned helpers to prepare, cook (grill) & clean up, feeding 35 (ok, 34, right Bec?) was as smooth as humanly possible!
Otterpops on the deck were a nightly treat.
"Group 1"
"Group 2"
Here's how it all ended up. Group 2 edged out the others, (& not because they had 5 people... it was figured by percentage to be fair.) For their prize, Chrissie & Vince took them out for ice cream in the Village, & they each got to choose a Lake Arrowhead souvenir from a local shop.
Late night Mod Podging of the clothespin cousins... followed by an adult discussion on the Atonement, led by Mom & Dad. A huge thanks to Brett & Kristi-Lynn for all their hard work planning & carrying out this reunion! We pack up & leave in the morning!
