Nana's 75th Birthday in Arkansas

For my Nana's 75th Birthday we all surprised her in Arkansas for a weekend family reunion.

We rented an amazing lake house with pool and view where we could all stay and be together.  It was so fun to all be together with my Dad's side of the family, whom I have not spent a lot of time with in so many years.  Wow have we all changed .  We are all adults now and half have kids of our own.

I really enjoyed getting to know all my cousins again so much!! 

We really just needed two more days of it.

We talked about trying to make a plan to do it every year or every other year.... I hope it happens. 

We also planned a surprise actual party on the day of her birthday and invited all of her local friends to attend.  So they got to meet all the family and we got to meet them.

Dusty did an amazing job planning all the food and deserts.  It was perfect:-)

Nana was very pleased at the efforts we spent to all get there and make this weekend happen.

That was our point:-)

Nana's surprised state

baby turtle from the lake -- we escaped a salmonella poisoning

Ernie and Nana

wanting to hold baby turtle

vacation time

ready to go guys

time on the lake

should i jump?

pool time

sis

view off the terrace

hi stranger

ready for Nana's surprise party with her local friends in Arkansas

my complete family with Nana and Ernie
Russ and Debby
Denise with Brock, Gavin, and Dashel
Dusty with Brian and Hadley plus baby in utero
Jeff with Kristin

All of Nana's children (3) and grand children (8) and great-grand children (7 + 1 unborn)

me and my Nana

great-grand children
Amelia (2), Hadley (18m), Lyncoln (5), Gavin (6), Dashel (3), Jillian (3), and Cody (2)

the grand children
Mike, Jeremy, David, and Jeff
Heather, Julie, Dusty, and Denise

Russ, Lisa, Nana, and Steve