Every two years my family holds a family reunion and this year it was at the end of July on Echo Lake near Big Fork Montana. Last time we couldn't make it because we were starving students living in Georgia but this year we were able to make it, even though it was only for a day. We drove out on Saturday in time for some visiting and a bonfire on the lake. We got to visit with a few people and Evan got to meet some of his relatives, the most important being his great-grandma Northcott. She was very sweet, commenting that it had been many years since she had held such a tiny baby. She has macular degeneration and can see very little so I'm not sure how much she could actually see of Evan but she was very concerned about him being cold when she felt his soft little hands. One thing that she said that I thought was particularly special was about my Grandpa Clive, her husband who died when I was about 3 years old. She said that he loved babies and would hold them on his chest, close his eyes and just rock them back and forth.
We stayed the night in this awesome lakehouse circa 1976 that was completely preserved. The next morning we all went to church and then everyone went on a hike and we drove home. It was a very short visit but I am so glad that we were able to go. It was so nice to see my family and I was sad to leave them. I'm excited for the next reunion, wherever it is, especially because Evan will be 2 and he will have two cousins the same age as him to play with: my cousin Jacquie's baby Jared, who was born in May, and my cousin Shanna-Lee's baby boy who will be born in September. The family reunions have always been the highlight of my summer and I hope the tradition continues to live on and that we'll make many more wonderful memories.
Baby Evan with Pappa D on our way to the reunion
Baby Evan with his great-grandma Dorothy
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