The five days my brother was in town turned into a family reunion, but rather unintentionally. My mom and my sister and I each took a day to host the whole clan and it wasn't until we were well into the week that we realized we basically had planned a family reunion, but without the planning. Each one of us was responsible for the food the day the group gathered at our own home. Last year we went to the North Shore, and we hope to again someday, but it really cost a lot to stay there. This reunion was way less money and at the end of each night, we were all in our own beds (except Mat's family of course). We were tired...the driving was a lot, but on the whole, I think it worked.
Sunday was the day everyone came to my house. We went to church, had subs for lunch and then my nieces and nephews recognized our barn as the perfect place to play Four Square. We all played and I started to remember how awesome that game is.
We hung out, made bubbles, got out the sprinkler, took a picture of the kids with my folks for the Christmas card, and my Uncle Mark and Aunt Jane and their great-niece Niu Niu came in time for dinner. It was then that were informed by the kids that there would be a talent show after dinner. They explained that everyone must participate and then they set up the chairs for the audience. As a former Bible Camp program director, the fact that a talent show was happening without my planning, at my farm, was about the greatest thing ever. It was so fun. There was dancing, my dad told a joke, Ivar flew his kite, the adults did a kick line while singing 'You are my Sunshine' and step stools were used as the stage to jump off of as the kids sang "Baby you're a Firework." It was a very, very good time.
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