Mexican Dinner as a group.

After a long day at the lake, we all came back and cleaned up. Then we headed out to take pictures of the girls in their matching tshirts. We all then walked next door to a Mexican restuarant and enjoyed a nice sit down meal, that we didn't have to cook or cleanup after being done.

Matching White TShirt Pics

The Schaefer family brought matching tshirts for all of the girls this year. They turned out really cute and we had the girls wear them the night we were all going out to eat as a group. Once again, our photographer, Beth took some really cute pics. My favorite is of Rieley and Jaden together by the tree. They were in the same foster home in China, now that we are in TX it is hard for us to get them together. I so miss being in PA and Janel would drive over just for the day, for us to get them together so they could play.

More Pics from Lake

Enjoy our pictures from our day in the water. It was so much fun to see Rieley enjoy the water and interact with her Chinese sisters.

Day 3/ Table Rock Lake

By far the best day of the reunion, other then having the girls together. Joe and Stacey, had the idea to rent a pontoon boat and spend the day at the beach. I, believe everyone had a great time, and many got way too much sun. All of the families pitched in to pay for the rental of the pontoon and it was money well spent.

Tim, Joe, Tim Hesman, Bailey and gavin went to pick up the pontoon, while evryone else made their way too the beach.

Rieley, Stacey, Elissa and I met the boat at the dock and boarded, then we headed out to let those who wanted go cliff jumping and tubing. Bailey over the day, jumped 13 times and went tubing 4 times. She had never done either of these before. Tim, not only swan dove off the cliff once but twice. I didn't get the picture the first time, so he went up and did it again. Everyone on the boat thought he had lost his mind.

Rieley did not like the boat riding, so her and I went to the beach, while others jumped on. She was in love with the beach. Our investment of her, Dora, lifejacket was a huge success. This was a child, who wouldn't touch her feet into the ocean a month aso. If, we weren't in the water it was miserable. So, we would get out and have a snack and then head straight back to the water. The water was warm and you could see your feet and the small fish swimming around.

Tim, took turns with Joe doing the boat driving and Bailey never came off of the boat the entire day. Too say she got too much sun, was an understatement. I think she really enjoyed herself and she voted Joe a better flipper than dad on the tube flipping.

Day 2/ Cookout