Heise Fun

This year for our annual Williams family reunion Grant and Zina were in charge and they are going to be hard to beat. We all gatheres at Heise Hot Springs, I think this is our favorite place to have reunions! We met on the 4th of July and as everyone arrived we put up tents and got things settled as we visited and caught up with aunts, uncles, and cousins. SO MUCH FUN!! Grant and Zina ordered pizza from the club house for dinner and then that evening we watched the fireworks at the driving range. All these years of going to Heise, I don't think we have ever actually been there on the 4th and been able to watch fireworks there. So it was fun to be together to celebrate the day of our independance and for the kids to be with their cousins and have so much fun together. The next day, Zina arranged for a company to bring in a huge boucy house for the kids to play on. We had it in our camp site for the entire day and the kids LOVED it. Some adults got in on the fun as well. It was played on in the morning before swimming and later in the afternoon when it started to cool off. The plastic got very hot during the middle of the day, which made it impossible to play in. Our kids, especially Parker went through the obstacle course dozens of times, I think he was in heaven being able to bounce and climb around! All the kids were sad when it was time for the bouncy house to leave, but I am sure it will be something they will remember for a long time. We have such a wonderful family and we enjoy getting together each year, in fact I know that my family and I look forward to it each year and cant wait to spend time with some of our favorite people. I am so grateful for my grand parents, great-grandparents, and great-great grandparents for starting the tradition of reunions and for keeping that wonderful tradtion so that we have these great memories each and every year!

Yancey Reunion

My mom decided it was about time we had a Yancey reunion. We haven't had one for like 2 or 3 years. So she planned one the weekend of the fair, Labor Day weekend, hoping that people would be able to come and to enjoy the fair as well. It turns out it was a bad weekend for most everyone and only a few from Carla's family ended up coming. Carla, Rachel, Caleb & Laura and their kids Evelyn & Adam. Charyn, Zander, & Jackson came for the day but she was on call for work and was unable to spend the rest of the weekend with us. Even though there was a small group of us we managed to have a good time. We went to Lava on Friday and spend the majority of the day swimming. We had planned on going to Ross Park and even called ahead to make sure they would be open. They said "yes thru the Labor day" so we packed a picnic lunch and got all ready to go. When we got to Ross park they were CLOSED!!! The didn't tell us they would be closed the Friday before Labor Day. Luckily Lava was open, so we hopped back in the car and drove a few more miles to Lava. The weather looked like it was going to storm, so were were hesitant to have to pay and then have to get out in a few minutes if it rained. But we were lucky and the storm clouds passed and we had a great time. We swam for about 3 1/2 hours and rode the slides a lot!! I didn't put sunscreen on the kids or me because it was so cloudy when we first got there. Boy did I pay for that later. I was burnt to a crisp!! But it was still worth it, having one last hurrah before school started. We were glad some family came and enjoyed the day with us.

Family Reunion

We had our annual Williams reunion at Heise this year at the beginning of July and had such a fun time. I love that we still are carrying on this tradition and that we all love to get together and enjoy on another's company. I love that my cousin's kids and my kids get to know each other and look forward to seeing each other again. It is such a wonderful blessing to have such a close and loving family. We had a great time visiting and catching up with each other, swimming, golfing, miniature golfing, eating, and camping. We love going to Heise and my kids had looked forward to going for weeks. They all had a wonderful time and I am happy to report that we didn't loose any kids this year, and we didn't have any injuries either, so it was a great year!! Parker is quite the hunter, last year he caught a mole running on the ground and this year he couaght a frog in the grass. That boy is ALL BOY and love to be in nature and getting dirty. He was in HEAVEN!!! I am glad he likes to be outdoors and uses his imagination and some of that energy he has!! We look forward to the reunion each year, and miss those that aren't able to attend. This year those that were able to make it were: Roseanne & Gus Tanner & Stephanie, Alexis, and Taylor Lauren and Rhett, Macsen, and Maddoc My Mom Matt & I, Parker, Paige, and Paxten Charyn & Zander Marilyn & Val Andrea & Wacey Brooke & Chase, Marriner, & Sadie Cole Zina, Luke & Caitlan Sarah & Tim, Rachel & Kenneth, Derek, Blake, Emily, Bryce Kyle & Katie, Kolten, Kaleb, Karter, Kooper, Kylee Rebecca & Travis, Tyrell, Jadelynn, Skyler And Grandpa & Grandma Williams