So since my mom grew up in Illinois, she has a lot of cousins who live about an hour away from me. One of the family units (my mom's dad's sister's kids and grandkids) is one that I saw fairly frequently as I grew up. The last time I was there was the summer of 2003 for a small-ish family reunion.
Well, the annual Hastings reunion was today and I went. It was completely sureal to drive in MY car on those small gravel roads between corn fields. But I really enjoyed seeing so many of my extended family (as well as my immediate family who I saw in June) and it was fun to see the realization on their faces when they figured out who I was.
Here are a few snapshots from the beautiful day we spent in New Douglas, IL.
Terri (mom's cousin) and Tim (Jennifer -mom's cousin's daughter-'s husband)
LaVerne (my grandma) and Vina (mom's cousin)
Don (mom's cousin), Dale (mom's brother), and Mike (mom's cousin-in-law)
Katie (mom's cousin's grand-daughter) and son (Evry - I rocked him to sleep... so cute!)
Jan (mom's sister), (?), Vicki (mom's cousin), Terri (mom's cousin/Vicki's sister), and Katie's daughter
Jennifer (mom's cousin's daughter) and husband (Tim); with Hailey
Matt, Jess (mom's cousin's daughter/Jennifer's cousin), and Hailey (Jess's daughter)
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