Reunion fun and road trip prep

Today was the Davis/Donica family reunion! We are all related to my great grandparents by blood or by marriage, including a bunch of double cousins stemming from my great-aunts marrying brothers. Before we set off for the reunion, we aired out the camper, cleaned out the kids' backseat area, grocery shipped and packed up a bunch of stuff. 

The reunion was to a of fun. "We have a good family" as my children observed when we were driving away from the park. 

We started the day with a bunch of kayaks and canoes. Ainsley is very into kayaking so was looking forward to it. Duncan would have preferred swimming and fishing but seems to have enjoyed the kayak nonetheless. I didn't have my camera with me (water and iPhones don't play we'll) so I'll have to get picks from John, who was taking pictures from the shore. After kayaking, we ate and the kids played badminton, murder (a board game we all grew up with) and generally had fun. The adults played a little too and caught up with each other. 

Tomorrow we had a brutal 500+ miles to get ourselves out of Missouri and mostly across Kansas. In preparation for the long day, the camper is packed and hitched and we have most of the rest of things organized. I'm going to bed soon in anticipation of the 7:00 am wake up call I have coming. 

Scenes from the day:

Kids & John talking college football. 

Jennifer, her boys Evan and Ryan with Duncan

Will, Evan (I think), Bill and Duncan

Donovan, the littlest cousin

We came from all over!

David, Maggie, Mom, Ainsley, Duncan, Larissa and Tim - the West coast contingent

We had some Murder boards custom made for the reunion. My grandmother's board was larger and heavier but looks just like this one!

Ainsley & I played right before leaving. It was so fun!