Bodily Family Reunion

Major picture overload but I had to get them all on here!! This reunion is a first of hopefully many more to come. I hadn't seen some of these people in over 20 years if not longer or in some cases at all. (they hadn't been born yet)

They had even made signs for people to know which way to get to the park.

Random shots of everybody talking and eating or eating and talking.

Mason and Sherman. The boys were very out going introducing themselves around to new relatives.

Great picture of Dad and Ross. Ross wasn't going to come and he lives about a mile away from the park. Long story short Karen, BettyAnn and I went down to his house and he finally showed. I tried to be all smart with him trying to get him to remember who I was and said I was his favorite cousin who use to harass him all the time in 70's, he totally looked serious at me and said "THALEA?" Well needless to say I gave him my best dirty look and held my tongue from calling him names!! But he did come to me at the end and give me a hug and thank me for making him come and he knew it was me...yeah right!!!

BettyAnn and Norman

Aunt Katheryn

Charlotte and Leon. The quilts that are hanging around the area are the fabric that my Great Grandmother Charlotte Bodily had in her stash of goodies. Some how Aunt Melba ended up with them and Charlotte took them and made quilt blocks out of them for every grandchild, great grandchild and great great granchild.

Uncle Jim and Aunt Katheryn

Random picture

All the cousins (Grandchildren) and Aunts and Uncles that made it to the reunion. Uncle Howard's 2 boys and VedaMae were the only 3 missing from the picture of the grandkids besides the ones that have already passed. Norman, Dad, BettyAnn, Sherman, Aunt Melba, Charlotte, KristyAnn, Karen, Jean, Ross Uncle Jim and Aunt Katheryn

Jean and I. She just had a baby girl a few weeks before. Brandie. Jean and I are 8 months to the date in age apart. Pretty amazing seeing how she's Dad's cousin and mine once removed or something like that.

Dad and BettyAnn

They had a great slide or play area for the little kids and Mason and Sam had a blast. One of KristyAnn's son-in-law had a good time with the boys scaring them as they came flying off the slide. I think his name was Mike. Great shot of Mason with his tongue out!!!