Family Reunion Weekend - Schmitz edition

Back to Family reunions... Sunday morning, we woke up in New Hampton, IA at the hotel and had breakfast there.  A small breakfast as we know what kind of chicken gizzards and homemade sausage lies before us, within mere hours.

So we had some time to kill so I took Caleb for a bit of a walk but it was nearly 110 degrees in the shade by 10:30 am (that's an exaggeration, but it was H.O.T!!!).  

Eventually we piled back into the van and drove around the metropolis of New Hampton driving past my Grandma and Grandpa's old houses, while I told stories of being an idiot kid. 

It was finally time to head to Lawler for the gathering...

This is a photo of Aunts and Uncles mostly with my mom in the pink shirt and white pants on the left.

And then my generation.  there are 26 in the photo and I'm not even sure how many more were missing.  Quite a few.

The after-dinner volleyball game that always breaks out.

New this year was a very large Jenga game which was a popular item.

As you can see, it gets pretty tall, pretty fast!

Poor Calebber can't even reach the top at this point.  The three kids playing this game got one layer higher than the adults who played previously.

And that pretty well does it for the reunions this year.  Until next time...