Myers Family BBQ

I don't often write about my Mom's side of the family because we don't often do stuff with them. I love them and wish that we did more with them, but we are getting to be a pretty BIG family so it's hard to get us all together. To give you an idea of just how big let me throw some numbers out: Grandma and Grandpa Myers had 5 kids, then there are 26 grandchildren, and I think the current count of great-grandchildren is somewhere around 30 and growing. (someday Curtis and I will add to that number....) Anyway, Grandma Myers usually tries to have 1 big family BBQ during the summer and most years she has Thanksgiving at her house for whoever can be there. This year the annual Myers Family BBQ was at Grandma's house in New Plymouth during the middle of August. This time I finally remembered to bring the camera. :o)

Disclaimer on the pictures: I DO know who all of my 1st cousins are, but when it comes to their kids names...well, I'm not so good at that. I can at least usually tell you which family they belong to, so I'm not going to try and name them (sorry!!!) Here is a glimpse of some of the family that was there and the fun we have:

My Mom, Sam, Kori (hiding), Kari

visiting and waiting for food
My Aunt Jan, Kari, Uncle Gene, Kody and Kari's husband LJ

Uncle Scott & Aunt Laura and cousins enjoying the nice weather outside

visiting and watching all of the great-grandkids run around

Aunt Cathy & Uncle Steve

Parley brought a cord of wood over to Grandma for the winter. It was a lot of work for him to get it there, but it sure didn't take long for it to get unloaded and piled up for Grandma. Even some of the younger boys were trying to help like the grown-ups. :o)

"Well that was easy"

I remember the days that I use to run around and play around the farm equipment too

This year's entertainment was a game of Annie-aye-over that my cousin Kim

and her husband Gabe started with the great-grandkids.

Grandma's house is PERFECT for this game!!!

Kim's team

waiting...

Gabe (who is also a lawyer by profession)

making up the rules as they go along

(I don't think the younger kids caught on but the adults did...)

I think that Kim's team was able to come back and beat the Lawyer in the end!

Well, I had a really cute picture of one of the great-grandkids giving Grandma Myers a hug, but it just got deleted...(grr!) So, you'll have to trust me that it was really cute! This year we won't be at Grandma Myers' house for Thanksgiving (you can't be at 3 or more dinners at one time), but I am thankful for all of the times that we do get to spend together as a Myers family. I'm also thankful for technology and the internet that allows me to actually keep in touch with my cousins even more than we did when we were younger. They are wonderful examples to me of their faith and strong testimonies that they have of the gospel. I'm thankful for my family!!!