Every Fourth of July, my Mom's side of the family has a family reunion in Kentucky. We had a great time. It was so nice to see everybody and especially because we are leaving soon. We will probably see some of them before we leave for Korea. But, for some this was farewell for a little while. We got there Friday evening and just hung out that night. On Saturday, we had a church service up on the family cemetery. After that, we all headed down to my Great-aunt Colleen's house for some fun. We had Corn-hole and Bocce tournaments, did some swimming, and had a awesome firework show that night. My great-uncle, Dakota, and some other guys put the show on for the rest of us. It was really good...just as good as a town would put on. On Sunday, we all hung out and talked. :) There is this Amish-Mennonite couple that lives down the road of where we were that used to babysit my Dad when he was 5 or 6 years old. (ironic??) What's so funny is that my Dad was there right around the 4th of July. Which means my Mom when she was little girl was in the area too. They could have seen each other?!? We found that out at my Grandma's funeral. She was there and she came walking up to my Dad and asked if he was Joel. My Dad was quite confused until she explained it all. :) She claims it was like having a "son come home." :) There is actually a picture of him and the couple's son having their birthday at their house back on the post "bring on the 80's pix." Anyway......we got to see them. She is such a sweet lady. We left Monday morning. Sad to say good-bye, but hopefully we'll see them soon. On with the pictures......
Reflection, Reflection....
Bella's reaction to a outhouse. :) I don't think she's ever used one before. Those things are extremely dark once you close the door!
The prayer circle....well not a perfect circle.
Waiting for the fireworks to begin...with yummy popcorn in hand.
K-man liked the sparklers. Bella, on the other hand, didn't so much. :)
Grillers
Old fashion day on Sunday. Aren't we cute?!? Dakota hid in the basement for awhile till I convinced him that I would do it and that he looked cool....especially with the shoes!!
Bella and her Daddy on the hay ride.
I loved all the overalls on Sunday. :) Here's my Mom's Dad, Papaw and Dakota looking at a book of old pictures.
Blue hydrangeas....one of my favorite flowers. (If anyone wants to know.) :) I love blue flowers...then again I like hot pink ones too....and red.
K-man
Isn't this neat. It's a picture of a picture of the past in the present. Cool...huh? This picture is of 1993 in 2011. It was the closest one we got. Dad actually took it. Most of mine were a quite a bit off.
The Homer family 3 generations. We are almost one of the biggest. Just a few more kids and we will be. My Grandpa's parents died when he was just a little boy. My Great-aunt Colleen who was only a teenager at the time took over the house and 9 siblings and raised them herself. That takes strength, my friends! I admire her a lot. I can't imagine doing that at my age right now. That would be really hard. She has some crazy stories. :) I loved being there! We had a fun weekend!
I hope you all have a nice week!
K.K.M.D
Proverbs 31:25
Our fast growing pile of stuff to get rid of. This is mainly just the attic! I can't imagine how much bigger it'll be later on. 
countdown...63, 62, 61....we're off! This little countdown really makes it look like it's soon, it's slightly scary. :)
Reflection, Reflection....
Bella's reaction to a outhouse. :) I don't think she's ever used one before. Those things are extremely dark once you close the door!
The prayer circle....well not a perfect circle.
Waiting for the fireworks to begin...with yummy popcorn in hand.
K-man liked the sparklers. Bella, on the other hand, didn't so much. :)
Grillers
Old fashion day on Sunday. Aren't we cute?!? Dakota hid in the basement for awhile till I convinced him that I would do it and that he looked cool....especially with the shoes!!
Bella and her Daddy on the hay ride.
I loved all the overalls on Sunday. :) Here's my Mom's Dad, Papaw and Dakota looking at a book of old pictures.
Blue hydrangeas....one of my favorite flowers. (If anyone wants to know.) :) I love blue flowers...then again I like hot pink ones too....and red.
K-man
Isn't this neat. It's a picture of a picture of the past in the present. Cool...huh? This picture is of 1993 in 2011. It was the closest one we got. Dad actually took it. Most of mine were a quite a bit off.
The Homer family 3 generations. We are almost one of the biggest. Just a few more kids and we will be. My Grandpa's parents died when he was just a little boy. My Great-aunt Colleen who was only a teenager at the time took over the house and 9 siblings and raised them herself. That takes strength, my friends! I admire her a lot. I can't imagine doing that at my age right now. That would be really hard. She has some crazy stories. :) I loved being there! We had a fun weekend!