We ended up joining my mother at the Menard Family reunion...we arrived yesterday and had a very nice time visiting with family and playing in the lake. I was very nervous about how the night would go in a tent with a cranky couple of kids, but it was fine, and they both slept well all night- albeit as close to me as possible.

Lucy and her cousin Leyla loved the dirt clods.

The lake was an exciting new experience, and I basically held Lucy's hand the whole time...

Dinner was very, very late, and I had the acid reflux all night from the steak, lamb, hamburgers, and salzeets. My cousin Tony and I sampled some sausages while we were waiting for the other food.


My cousins Andy and Tony- as close to brothers as I can get. They're pretty swell.