A little horse sittin'

If you can't tell by now, Adeline is horse crazy. Only because she is Paw-Paw crazy and she knows horses and Paw-Paw go together! If we go visit the grandparents in Newport, it is a must to go visit the Farm and all the horses & cows.

Rusty, Chavo, and Jessie

Uncle Scott got Cash all saddled up so Adeline could sit on him. She was so excited!

We came in for the weekend so Alan could hunt during his time off so Adeline was in heaven getting to spend several days with the Grandparents.

Love this girl! She is so sweet and cuddly, of course she was getting cold too.....

Adeline in awe of her horses:

Jessie getting a brush down, she is so playful.

Reynolds Family Reunion

Sunday was our annual Reynolds Family Reunion in Newport, VA. The reunion is a gathering of the descendants of James Madison Reynolds.

Picture taken by Alan Helms

In years past we have had the reunion at the Newport Recreation Center but the past couple years we have decided to seek out air condition and a kitchen and found that at Level Green Christian Church in Newport, VA. The new location is wonderful.

I remember when I was little there were a lot more people at the reunions, almost 100! Sadly we are happy now if we reach 50. It's always great to see those who are able to come, and I've rarely missed a reunion in my 29 yrs in the family. It's always great to see those distant cousins who you haven't seen all year and when I was little we didn't have Facebook or the internet to keep up with each other.

I wish I had time to pull and scan the pictures from long ago, but I don't! So here are some pictures from the recent past that are already on my computer:

2008

2010

Only one decent picture of this year!

2012

While looking through the pictures I saw so many missing faces from the previous years - some are just not there, some are ill, and others have passed. I miss all of those people and hope those ill or missing will come back in the future. I want my daughter to grow up surrounded by family as I have and look forward to these reunions.