From one reunion to another...

Our first Freeze family reunion guests arrived late light night (11 people total). We managed to concoct beds for everyone in our house.

Everyone else arrived today. Some drove from as far away as Martha's Vineyard and southern Alberta! We also had people coming from Florida, Virginia, and Missouri. We are having the reunion at a local camp just a few minutes away. It's perfect--tons of space, several bunkhouses, a huge mess hall, fire pits, amphitheaters, and access to the river for swimming.

We officially got started around lunchtime and people kept arriving throughout the day. We have 41 people and are still missing one of Eric's siblings and his family, which would have brought us up to 49. They couldn't come due to some health issues with their in-laws.

I stayed behind for a few hours to get some work done. When I arrived, many of the kids were down at the river. Of course Ivy and Inga went swimming right away, even though they didn't have swimsuits!

Dinner was simple: hotdogs roasted over a fire, raw vegetables with dip, and chips. At some point we got out four huge buckets of ice cream. Then the kids all took second trip down to the river to swim until dusk. Then...family dance party! We got all our kids to dance.

Eric and I and a few other couples are sleeping in our own house (quiet + comfy beds = heaven). It would be fun to sleep with everyone but I don't sleep well with 20 people snoring next to me.