WH25!

This year was our 25th Annual Watts Happening Family Reunion! It has such a great tradition! I love going simply for the fact of seeing our extended family and taking my girls to Mustin Lake! Our family (my dad's side) started this reunion when I was 6, so my entire life (pretty much) I have known going! I think I've only missed one year when I was having knee surgery. Other than that, we've been there! My girls love going and I'm so glad! Bless Ryan's heart for taking us and having a good attitude!

A few years ago we started having a few games in the afternoon:

Balloon toss is one of them

The 3 time champs: Carson and Adam

The view from "The Smithsonian" cabin

Whitney playing in Mustin Lake for the first time!

She got worn out and fell asleep on Susan!

Jennifer is an OR nurse and brought these fun toys to play with:

Cousin Brooke!

Badmitton championship game: Ryan and Ben vs. Carson and Adam.

This time the old guys won!

Popsicles are a must

We buried a time capsule in 2008 and planned to dig it up at the 25th reunion,
so let the digging begin:

The crowd watching:

Sweet cousins: Whitney, Lacey and Brittney

They found the time capsule!

Mary Susan and Whit! I wish all these sweet cousins lived close so they could babysit!!!!

Hmmm, wouldn't you like to know what this conversation was about!

Kid table

"Smith" family picture. This was Amber's first time to come to Mustin
and Taylor's first time in a very long time! Woo Hoo!!

Little kids turn at badmitton

Daddy tried to take us on a fishing trip....but the girls didn't last very long at all!

I was SHOCKED that she would dig in the dirt and pick up these worms!

She was WORN out and I was afraid she would roll off the bed,
so I put her in the floor...and she stayed there! Bless her heart!

She caught a fish!!

Aunt Kay! She is 89 (I believe) and still going strong. She is my grandmother's sister.

Big Whitney and Baby Whitney!

BIG group picture!

I wish there was a way to make it bigger and closer, but there are too many of us! A great problem to have--a big, close family! I can't even explain how thankful I am for each of these people. We are so blessed! The older I get, the more I "get it" as to what a blessing this family is to me! We are blessed with a great Christian heritage that is strong and firm in the Lord! We are close even though we are 2nd and 3rd cousins! I'm thankful for this family and pray that this tradition will continue until my girls are able to bring their children to Mustin Lake for Watts Happening 50th Year Reunion!