Getting Ready for...

The Dorsey Family Reunion...

Grandma put up the flag

Harper filled the pool

Grandpa mowed the lawn

Lateaf organized tackle boxes

Alot of people helped put up the slide/pool

Lateaf and Grams carrying food for the cream canned feast

Grams and Aunt Kathy cleaned the corn

Uncle Kim & Aunt Kathy shucked corn

Shannon, Jay, and Harper shucked more corn

Grandma spray painted the welcome sign

Grandpa & Uncle Tim tooled around in golf carts doing odds and ends

A lot of people helping put up the tent

setting up the back drop for the tv screen/picture slide show

and getting hair braided by Aunt Shannon!

Sunday July 3rd we had the Dorsey Family Reunion at the lake. In the days before hand we "got ready" for the big day. We headed in from our Colorado trip and spent a few days before the big party setting up and relaxing. It is tradition for our immediate family to spend the 4th weekend at the lake. This year there was just 100 or so extra people:) During the day people swam in the lake, pool, or slide pool...fished...played in the sand...took boat rides...played the balloon toss...played horse shoes...and conversed. For dinner we had a fantastic Uncle Tim special "cream can feed" and then Grandma Dorsey (great gram to the girls) had a little presentation. Then, my cousin Nathan and 5 friends put on an AMAZING fire work show. (which he does every year) This firework show wass better than any "professional" show I have ever seen. What a great weekend we had to end our week long vacation.