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This summer was the year of the Snow reunion in Pine Valley. We had an amazing turnout of cousins and family and enjoyed the time to reconnect for a few days of the 24th of July holiday. Here are all of the Snow grand kids in birth order. We are missing only three: Erica (who was getting ready to have a baby), Meg (who had to stay home for work), and Maddy (who was sick). This has been one of our better turnouts in all the years of the reunion!  And here are ALL the Great-Grand kids! What an amazing bunch of kiddos. They all got along really well and enjoyed the fun festivities! (And seven more are coming before the end of January!) Here is a (brief) rundown of most of the festivities that occurred over the weekend:  Baby shower for the new mamas. My mom worked really hard helping with the food. She made all the donut holes (from scratch)...and had a few kid helpers too! I didn't take pictures from the shower, but it was a combined family shower including lu...

One of the highlights of our entire year! Breakfast at the church and games on the lawn is just so exciting for these kiddos. We had a great time reconnecting with all our extended family that had been arriving over the past few days. Love these silly kiddos! All the Dalley grandkids together!! Breakfast time... Finley only had two meltdowns this morning. Sometimes it's just hard being four years old.  The girls loved seeing their Great-Grandparents! So grateful Grandpa could join us for the days' festivities. RACE TIME! {Finley} {Brynn} {Paige} She got a little cut off by some of the kids...haha, oh the hazards of foot races. But it's still super fun! Cracker Jack prizes for all! Stepping stones race: Paige, Claire, Brynn, Rylan, Graham, and Jett.  Paige, Caden, Brynn, Claire, Finley, Addy and Lainey. Water balloon toss! This is where I really missed Chris. (Sidenote: Chris had plans to be in PV for a few days this...

Another year on the steps of the historic Pine Valley Chapel. We got to town just in time to head to church the following morning. The kids loved greeting Great-Grandma Snow down the path and they all got to ring the church bell, too!   My siblings and I trickled in and out of PV over a 3-4 week period, and this Sunday we were missing the Dalley boys, but still managed a Grandma picture with the kiddos that were there! Our second Sunday was only us and the Warning kiddos. Claire and Brynn got to make bonnets and wagons in celebration of the 24th. They are so darling!  Being in Pine Valley brings loads of activities (posts to come!), but one thing we really love is just hanging around the house and relaxing. The kids explore the property outside and have all sorts of play and fun upstairs in the kid "cubbies." Grandma had a fun "Fairy Garden" activity for the kids this year. They loved playing in here and making spaces for their different charact...