Family Reunion

I was really bummed this past summer; Mom and Dad went to a family reunion and I didn’t get to go! They said the houses where they stayed didn’t allow pets. I stayed home with Grandma and Uncle. I still had a good time. Since he doesn’t know my routine, I can trick Uncle into taking me out whenever I want!

The family reunion was in the Gatlinburg area of Tennessee. They rented three houses and there were 29 people who came. The family all hung out together and did fun things like floating down a river on a tube, or riding go karts. They went to museums, and ate out and had lots of fun together. Mom said the nice thing about having such a big family is that there were always at least two people who wanted to do something that they could do together. Sometimes, people just wanted to play video games, others did jigsaw puzzles. And the families took turns cooking dinner so Patty Jo didn’t have to cook all of the time. (Although she loves to cook and entertain, a whole week for that many people would have just been too much!)

I heard about the Pirate Party that they had one night. Some of the family members dressed up like pirates. Ken Bob and Adeline took the prizes for the best costumes. Mom told me that everyone walked around saying “ARRGH” to each other all night. And then I guess Mom and Ken Bob started acting silly and laughed until they cried. Ken Bob tries to make Mom do that every time they are together, and he hasn’t failed yet!

I really love my human family. I just wish I got to go to the family reunions too. Maybe next time they’ll go to a place that is pet friendly and take me with them!