Reunion 2008

Well the reunion was at the KOA in Washington, Pa on July 12, 2008. The reunion was great.
The family was able to swim all day, and the weather was perfect. They cooked hot dogs and hamburgers all day on the grill. Everyone brought lots of wonderful things to eat.
Ronnie was a master on the grill and he made some wonderful Jambalaya. I was really happy to see Carla (Billy's ex-wife but still thought of as family) was able to attend. Carla made a wonderful dessert yummy. She should totally let us in on how she did that. We had alot of baked beans, pasta salad, scalloped potatoes, the only thing missing was some of Pappy Leon's finger lickin' BBQ chicken.
Now on for the activities. We did alot of tip boards and different people won but, the number 14 just kept coming up. Congrats to everyone who won on a tip board.
We had a 50/50. Luann Leon won $70.00. Congrats to you.
I was really glad to see Butch Uphold (Luann's ex-husband but still thought of as family) there with the family. Friendship lasts a life time.
On to the activities. Harmony did a wonderful job of having lots of stuff for the younger children to do. They played Bingo, made gaint bubbles, made snow cones, and had lots of prizes. I some of the adults got together and played some volleyball.
On to the auction. Well Harmony played Vanna White, Ronnie was the auctioneer, and Sandy was the record keeper. We did really well on the auction.
RaeAnn talked the the people at the KOA and found out that they are going to stop renting the place out to the public, BUT we have always taken good care, and cleaned up so well they let us rent it again next year. Way to go STONERS.
We had a gaint family photo taken this year, and I love it. I hope everyone else loved it as much as I did.

I had a really good time. It was totally worth flying in to Pennsylvania. I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did.
The reunion will be the second Saturday in July next year. So mark your calendars. (JULY 11th)

We will be updating the website from time to time with news on the family, ideas for the reunion, and any stories you would like to share about when the family was together. All stories, and ideas are always welcome.

Love,
Echo Kirkland