Jenkins' Reunion

It'd been such a long time since all the Jenkins family had gotten together, so for Grandma's 100th birthday (post coming) everyone came to visit! And what a FUN reunion it was!! June 13th the first visitors arrived- Jocelyn flew in, Tanna and kids drove from Logan. Then over the next week everyone else started to arrive. By Thursday, June 21st, everyone was here including family from New Hampshire (Joyce, Joel, Fred, Miriam, Seron, and Jessica).

Everyday was a party- tons of people to hang out with, fun activities going on, and good meals every night. Below was a typical night scene:

Calvin was spoiled rotten with everyone wanting to hold him. And I definitely appreciated all the help!

Of course dinner time was way too exciting for my children (meaning: they never ate much), so I'd try to feed them at home before coming over. Below is Madi with her new best buddy Jessica. They were inseparable. It was super cute to watch them play so well together. They met for the first time 4 years ago when we road tripped it up to New Hampshire. Jessica had just turned 2 and Madi was 10 months old. I remembered they were cute together back then too.

Since Madi was always with Jessica, Elle of course needed a best buddy, and she and Tyler immediately hit it off. I was really happy to see them play so well together. They also were inseparable!

It was such a treat for us that live here to enjoy all the company the entire 2 weeks family was around! We especially loved having so many cousins around to play with. 

Chess with Uncle Michael kept my girls captivated!

Aunt Joci had a sleepover at our house! It was so much fun and kinda like having another mom around. She's amazing with the kids- so patient and loving, but kept them right in line. I loved it!

We loved having cousin Sydney come play for the day. It was heavenly having someone to help with Calvin and keep the girls entertained!

Silly Uncle Jeremy!

Don't let Calvin's face fool you- he LOVED being held by his Aunt Joci!

And he also loved being held by cousin Ashley!

We were honored to have GG, Aunt Fay, and Uncle Bob stay at our house. Even though we weren't home very much, it gave my kids some fun one on one time with everyone that they might not have gotten otherwise!

Aunt Fay baking away- she made 2 cakes, 1 pie, and a quiche for Grandma's birthday!

Elle reading with Uncle Bob

While Grandma's birthday party was the main event of the reunion, we managed to squeeze in all sorts of other fun too!
The beach is always a highlight:

And what a treat to have a volunteer to hold Calvin. Thanks Joc for all your help!

The kids found all sorts of sand creatures!

Brittany spent the entire afternoon in the ocean!

And Joel was the bravest of everyone- swimming with no wet suit on a chilly, overcast day!

On Monday, the 25th, Dad rented a sail boat for the day. Spencer took Madi with him in the morning. Then we met them at the beach around noon for the second group to head out. Below is their boat heading into the harbor.

Hours of fun were spent on the trampoline:

Keegan had some pretty awesome moves!

Tanna's back flips were impressive!

Then Spencer got on and ALL the kids wanted to come jump!

Some of the older cousins organized a talent show. It turned out to be quite the hit!

Elle sang "Do Re Mi"- totally adorable!

Madi and Jessica first sang the National Anthem. 

Then they did a little dance. Jessica was incredible (definitely a natural dancer like her mom), but it was watching Madi that was killing me! I couldn't stop laughing!

Then all the cousins preformed a couple songs.

Brittany's talent of the hypnotist was the best though! She called up volunteers- me being one of them, and got us to fall into a deep sleep. Then we became world famous dancers, talented knee drummers, and broadway singers. It was fun to do and even more fun to watch later on video!

We all enjoyed every minute of all the company! Just hope it's not too long before our next reunion.