We are Farmily Reunion

My parents put on a family reunion the day after 4th of July. My parents have a license plate that says "Farmily" to combine the works Farm and Family. So my Mom had t-shirts made with their license plate on our shirt. It was very clever. I've had people ask me if the word Farmily is misspelled and once I explain I grew up on a farm they get it. :) The theme of the reunion was "We are Farmily". 

Attempting pictures with the kids

 L-R in birth order: Aubree, Carter, Kate, Paige, Preston, Hailey, Reagan, Lindsey, Baylor, Chelsea and Zane.

All the grandkids so far...Sara is due at the end of September with another boy.

Everyone minus Jared who is in Brazil (until October), Marci who was in Utah for the summer and Sara's husband Derek who came later in the day. 

Us girls crafting a block that my Mom designed with the theme and pictures from the beginning of the farm. 

This picture of a barn used to belong to my Dad's parents and it was famous in Ellensburg. I remember seeing it when I was a little girl before it was torn down. 

Preston, Lindsey, Baylor and Chelsea enjoying the small kiddie pool and slide. My parents make sure to have fun things for everyone to do while at their house. 

The huge slip 'n slide that the kids had fun on. They use dawn detergent and rub it all over their bodies to make them slide better/faster so at the end is a pool of bubbles and they had fun with that. 

Putting the brand on a block for the kids' to keep. The brand is called a stirrup F and the Sabin's and Walton's used it on their cattle they had years ago in the Ellensburg/Kittitas area. My Mom also made a book for all the kids to give the history of my Grandpa Paul's Dad, my Gpa Paul and down to my Dad and us. It tells about how they came to WA and farmed and then     how my parents ended up in Mattawa. It was awesome! She went to a lot of work to put it together and collect all the pictures. It is neat to have. 

We had different activities throughout the day and one of them was an obstacle course race with the loader tractor, which has been in our family forever and my Dad is a pro at working the front loader part digging up rocks. Jeff set up this cute obstacle course for us. The tractor was for the adults, the four wheeler for the bigger kids, the gator ride on for the little kids and the wheelbarrow for the toddlers. They are ALL green!!! We went around cones and then had to stop and lift a bale into the front loader and then take it out then go back through the course backwards. It was so funny watching everyone! The younger kids had a more simple course, but we timed everyone. I won for the girls and my Dad won for the men, but then Jeff did it again alone (the first time he did it holding Baylor) and he beat my Dad's time. Good competition!

Chelsea and Baylor figuring out the gator

My turn on the obstacle course. I spent lots of time on this tractor baling hay while growing up. Us older girls had older tractors to use while baling hay. We say the 2nd family (aka Jeff, Sara and Jared) had an easy time baling hay because they had tractors with cabs and air conditioning! We had older tractors with radios (only some of them did so we would fight over who got what tractor based on the radio! No joke! Or we would fight for the tractor with the cab if it was cold or buggy outside.) 

Zane was the only toddler who competed in his obstacle course. :) He grabbed the wheel barrow and picked up that chunk of wood and pushed the wheel barrow back. It was adorable! He loves being outside and in the dirt.

Then after dinner we had a talent show outside. Almost everyone participated, well at least most of the kids did. My Mom made the curtains and it looked like a legit stage!

Kevin was the Emcee and did a great job.

Baylor showing us his skills of climbing on top of a motorcycle. Jeff is a proud dad. 

Zane showing us how he plays with tractors.

Preston reading a tractor book to us upside down like a teacher.

Reagan doing a dance routine. She was hilarious with her moves and facial expressions. We were all dying laughing because she was so funny and cute. Lindsey was going to sing "Heavenly Father Loves Me", but didn't want to get up there so she didn't. She turns awfully shy around other people, but at home she isn't shy at all. I don't get it!

Hailey aka Cinderella dancing with her Prince Charming. It was adorable to see them dance. My Mom might have teared up. :)

Paige showed us her gymnastic skills and did cartwheels, tumbling and back bends. She was good!

Kate did her ballet routine from her recital she had in June. She did a great job. She is graceful when she dances. 

My Dad was hilarious and showed us the many uses for his thumb. We tease him about his thumb because he has giant hands and fingers so his thumb can squish or do anything it's so big and strong. 

Carter made some balloon animals for the kids. They loved it. He's gotten good at making them.

Aubree played a song on the flute. She's been playing for a little bit and using Jeni's old flute. She did a great job.

It was a fun family reunion and I am so glad my parents take the time to plan it all for us. They are so generous with their time and it's made our family closer. The cousins had fun playing together and we made lots of good memories. We just wish Marci and Jared were there!