We had another family reunion which happens about every 3-4 years and it's always a blast!
We stayed at a pretty sweet hotel with waterslides and everything!
Noah LOVED them!
Pretty sure his count was in the 500s.
The original 6 siblings.
Sally, Eddie, Ellen, Susie, Faith ( my momma :) ) & Paul
Best buddies and cousins, Kwame & Noah
There was lots of this.
and this.
Sing alongs every night in the cabanas until they kicked us out. :)
We had our usual Holtum Olympic Games.
Here's Liam with cousin Anna
Cousin Susanna with the Olympic event prizes.
Of course in our family, everyone is a winner, So naturally everyone got prizes!
balloon toss!
Noah had the balloon toss down:
At the start line:
3-legged race
Warming up:
the reigning champions of the 3-legged race
And Ben & Sara won yet again...
Doug was caught cheating, but they let him off since his handicap was little Maddie
Egg Balance Relay
Disqualified.
Some of my Atlanta Favorites. :)
Ice Cream in Belmont Park!
We thought this was the roller coaster used in the filming of "Step by Step" but we were sadly mistaken.
Can you tell that TGIF was a huge part of my life? :)
On our "free" day, some of the fam went kayaking
Perfect.
Chaos = Perfection
Beautiful Aunt Ellen who I was named after!
Phone talk outside our rooms
Wrestling with Pops
We always have a Holtum Talent Show.
People really get into Character.
I know it's obvious, but the Original 6 siblings did a synchronized swimming act for their talent.
I know you wish you were in this family.
*we have the video of this on you tube if anyone is interested in viewing the whole performance :)
Kwame stole the show with this little number
Erik, Will & Trevor in their juggling act
We went to the famous San Diego Zoo!
Sky train with Lolli
(best part of the zoo :) )
On the last night, we roasted marshmallows
and made s'mores
and had our famous arm wrestling contest
It gets pretty competitive
The Reunion Planners minus Erik
My beautiful cousins, Susanna & Sally
This is our family and we are so Blessed.
oh my goodness how fun!!!!!!! yes, i want to be in your family. :-)
ReplyDeleteYour family is so cool! I want to join! :) No wonder you want to move closer to be with them!
ReplyDeleteAnd now I have the "Step by Step" theme song in my head. hehe. I totally grew up watching TGIF too.
Great pictures Ellen, So many great memories . We had a blast ! I miss my little Noah and Liam :( Love, Lolli
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