From 2 towns in Virginia, 2 towns in Florida, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, and 7 places in Arkansas, we gathered at sites close to "the old home place," now known as Couchwood. Shirts had been designed & ordered. (above)
The first event was a pool party on Friday evening in the Quapaw Quarter area of Little Rock. After a day of rain and storms, Mother Nature took her blustery self elsewhere--just in time. Guy and Cliff hosted a scrumptious meal afterwards.
Saturday's weather dawned clear and dry. Grillmaster Eric's family arrived first laden with Lisa's famous banana pudding and Lainee's grape salad. In all, 37 folks roamed the one acre--from the backyard, through the house/kitchen/dining room/ living room spilling onto the front porch, and visited till lunch.
Bennett H. (second youngest at 1 year) enjoyed Great-Aunt Trisha's gardening wagon.
Burgers, brats and dogs--plus Pensacola shrimp--and all the "fixings" you can imagine were devoured. Homemade ice cream and watermelon topped off the meal.
Jake and Brian B., Cliff B., Chris-Lisa-Marlee H. at the outside table.
Bill and son Kevin C.
Afterwards were games of horseshoes, kiddy rides and Billy's old, but washed, toys, and inside, more visiting and looking through memorabilia. Oh, yes, and picture taking
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Bill, Carolyn, Beverly, Barbara and me (eldest) and Carter B. (3rd from the youngest).
My sons, Eric and Gordon in the side yard.
The third event was a fish fry at the Little Rock home of Beverly & Buddy Villines. Again, good food, visiting and watching the finals of the important soccer game.
Gordon P, Carolyn, Lynn, and Jenn B. after the meal.
We failed to get a picture of the entire family, but everyone was in someone's photographs. We did want to mimic the '94 picture, even without Thurman, so, before we broke up for the weekend, we managed this photo of the siblings. Perhaps we'd better not wait another 21 years to get together.
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