Grandma Jean's Family Renunion

On Saturday Aug 2, 2008, all 18 of the Grandma Jean's great-grandchildren were assembled at the Dennis and Betty Thatcher's near Waterford, OH. The occasion was timed to coincide with our vacation trip to Pennsylvania and Ohio with Kathy, Scott, Peyton, and Samantha. Peyton and Samantha learned they had a lot more cousins than they had ever dreamed. Of the 18, 16 were between the ages of 0 and 8. Lots of little kids and lots of energy. Here are a few of the photos to give you an idea of what transpired.

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Trying the rope

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Cousins Anna and Samantha meet for the first time.

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Kathy swinging fast

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Smiling cousins

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Feeding the ponies

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Feeding the ponies

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Trying to attract a horse with a carrot

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Straddling the ditch. Wouldn't guess he was a boy ;-)

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Setting up the water slide with the Cars theme. I just wondered about those Leak Less Adult Drip Pans that are advertised there on the side. Next time I watch the movie, I'll be on the lookout for them and other similar things I obviously missed previously.