Annual YD Gathering

Uncle Jack explained the rules of the guessing game.

Veronica was clearly having a ball.

The annual YD gathering is traditionally set for the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year was no exception. But was what exceptional was the weather: 66 degrees and sunny. In late November! Wow.

This year, I did not ride my BMC to Glenwood, though it would have been much warmer than last year (which was also nice). So we piled into the van and made the trip across the river to see our cousins and many more.

The traditional format of an all-kids game was superseded by a competitive game of wiffle ball. Emily biffed her face on the turf trying to stop at third base. And two bats and one ball were broken. But it was terrific time, as usual.

Poor Olivia had to guess the identity of someone she had never heard of.

Veronica had a Disney princess on her back.

Julia (left) finished third in the guessing game.

Julia (left) and Emily knew who Devon had on her back (Bill Gates).

Afterwards, the contestants showed off their celebrity identities.

Grandma Weide was very proud to have everyone pose for this photo.

Of course, the "stair game" was played. Emily (right) seemed to enjoy it the most.

This was the best we could do for the annual photo-on-the-stairs.

Visit To Ashland

This contraption at the park was clearly a hit.

We took advantage of some unseasonably nice fall weather to drive down to Ashland and visit our cousins. It is a little more than an hour's drive down Highway 75 and they have recently resurfaced some of the roads. So it was a quick trip up and back.

Cousin Ann and her kids enjoyed a nice picnic lunch with us before playing on the playground.

Here are a few highlights:

The kids clearly enjoyed the "spider web" play area.

Who knew Ashland has a nine-hole frisbee golf course?

Julia was on top of it all.

Blast From The Past

Cousin Steve sent me this photo. It's probably from 1981 or 1982.