She was really fascinated by the air conditioner in our room and loved feeling the wind in her hair!
Our reunion traditionally consists of visiting, a big meal, Daddy sharing family stories, and cousin Marci updating us on family history (she has done a fabulous job researching and compiling information on our family). Claire enjoyed meeting everyone, including my cousin Terri and her youngest daughter Mary Claire (the other Claire in our family!). She especially enjoyed playing with Terri's new granddaughter, Faith, who is six months old (I'll have to get some photos of Claire and Faith from Faith's dad).
After lunch we headed out to the farm for a ride in the family wagon. This was the highlight of the weekend for us! The parts to my great-grandfather's wagon had been on the property for years and years, and this year Dad took the parts, rebuilt the wagon box, and restored everything else in time for the reunion. He did a lot of research to rebuild it as accurately as possible and shared a lot of information on how the wagon was used and how important it was to the family. He also wanted all of us to have a chance to experience what it would have been like traveling in a wagon with iron wheels, so he took groups on a short trip down the road and back. After a ride on those iron wheels, I could see why someone had the motivation to invent tires! It was a fun experience, and Claire enjoyed looking around until she promptly fell asleep.
All too soon it was time to say "goodbye" and head back to San Antonio. We're already looking forward to next year!
2 comments:
It was great spending time with all of you at the reunion this weekend. You got some really good pictures--glad you got one with Claire and Granddaddy in front of the wagon. I think Claire looks cute in my hat. :)
how fun! you were just down the road from me this weekend - my sis lives south of Valera and we had Emily's birthday party on Sat...
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