Town day

Today we had little on our agenda before the Taco Party scheduled to happen at our place as some pre-reunion fun. Apparently taco parties were a thing for the family when my mom's generation of cousins were younger and in addition to being an easy way to structure a pot luck with lots of our of town guests, it was also a shout out to the good old days. 

The kids enjoyed sleeping late and having no immediate agenda for the day. I thought I would too but by noon I was feeling restless to do something! So after lunch we took the kids to Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, which has its 300,000 sq ft flagship store here in the town of its founding. The ace was an amazing attraction with statues, aquariums, live alligators (small ones), quite a lot of taxidermy (I wish I had gotten a shot of the bird scene on the ceiling of the women's restroom) and really cool boats for sale. We explored for a while, including a visit to the Archery Hall of Fame (no sign of Merida from Brave) and Tim got some shorts, the kid got some candy and I got a Bass Pro sticker to add to our camper's growing collection of Been There, Done That bumper stickers. 

After Bass Pro Shops, we went to a bouncy house place where  the kids bounced (maybe the adults too a little) and we played air hockey and whack-a-mole. Then it was time to head home to the taco party where we got to see and meet all kinds of extended family. 

Here is today's photo stream:

1of 3 entrances

ELK!!!!

First you get them a pop-up camper, then they want a fishing boat!

Red-eared sliders and a soft shell  sitting on a rock

Not all the animals were friendly!

Bounce!

Their grandparents are cousins. What does that make these guys? We've just decided to call us all cousins and quit worrying about it!

Samantha and Wyatt. Samantha & I are the same age and remember each other from the family reunions of years ago. 

The last time Darsi and I were at a reunion together, she was a cool teenager and I got a fever and missed a trip to Opryland. 

Lounging & chatting