The Leach Family Reunion

I'd like to say we had "the whole" family together again, after way too long; but, I was happy to take "almost the whole family" (unfortunately, just minus my sister, Laurie, who was busy studying for finals back in Alabama instead :(. We love & miss you Laurie....hope you know that!). And we were missing Dylan too, since he happened to be at Millhollow Camp this night. If you don't know our family, well then, you should! This is one great group I tell ya! I think if I was to summarize my family as a whole, I would tell you they are the most genuine, caring, loving, kindest people around. That says a lot to our Mom & Dad for raising us to understand the importance of those qualities! We've certainly given them many obstacles to jump over the years. It's nice to know, despite all the madness 8 crazy kids can bring, they can look back & know they've done well, and survived ! :} Exactly how they did it will remain a mystery. But, I always say it helps to just naturally be a little crazy anyway! Ha Ha :}. We didn't know it would be quite the reunion it was. What we did know was that Steve & Kerri were coming to town, and we were very excited to spend some quality time with them! Then, (and I quote my little sister, Jen, "in pure Larsen style") Jen & her family decided last minute they should take a road trip back to Utah before school started again. She called mom & let her know they would be leaving Kentucky Wednesday evening. Mom says, "Can you be here by Thursday? Shauna & Doug are having a Family BBQ at their house". So, what do they do? They leave Wednesday morning instead & drive 1600 miles straight (and with 4 kids between the ages of 3-9 at that!). And they made it! It was hilarious, with  Glenn not knowing they were there, to walk in & wonder "who is this guy who looks a lot like Keith from the back?" Ha Ha, fooled him! Of course we love all time with our family, and cute nieces & nephews; but, particularly love getting whatever time we can from those who live out of town & that we don't get to see as often as we'd like. We know it's hard for them just the same. We hope they know how much we love & miss them, and think of them often!! We are so grateful they could all make the effort to be here, it really means a lot to us!

Steve showing us his new talent of making root beer (and also dinner cooked from a milk can!)

Of course, with our family together, it was a night full of fun & plenty of laughs.

Steve hasn't changed a bit with his silly antics! I remember many times growing up, him jumping in people's pictures. And I believe he was the originator of the "self pose" that you see so many people do now a days :}

We thought we'd recreate the pyramid that we did at the cabin last year :}

My awesome family

This is more like us :}

We got to get in a breakfast together before Steve & Kerri headed out

Glad to see Grandma was wide awake this time! :} (Poor thing, she's such a trooper...she was very tired that night at our house, and kept falling in & out of sleep!)

Have I told you how much I love my family?!!!