Jones Family Reunion

The week of July 4th we went to Fall Creek Falls State Park in Tennessee for the Jones Family Reunion. My mom is the youngest of ten and her family tries to get together every 2-3 years. There are alot of people that we don't get to see but at the reunions so I love going to catch up and see everybody. Alex and Avery had a blast and loved playing and getting dirty with their cousins. We hiked down to the falls one day and with a 3 year old and a 1 year old it didn't go too bad:) Sorry these pictures are out of order but it's too late and there are too many for me to try and fix them all.
Me and my cousin, Tara (she's pregnant!:))

Kennedy checking herself out. Look at what she is standing on(the sanitary napkin disposal that hangs on the walls in stalls)-she pulled it out of a stall and stood on it so she could see herself better. Love that girl!

Kennedy, her mom, Ashley, Stephanie, Parker's mom, Aunt Betty, Me, Gabby, and Parker.

Caden and Alex.

We always have a big family dinner. There were over 100 people there.

After dinner we went and played at the park. Avery thinks she can do anything all of her other (older) cousins can.

Avery and Parker.
Avery and Kendra.

Avery and Joyce.
Avery and Bill. He married us:)

Alex with Rachel, Anna, and Kennedy.
In DarDar's glasses.
Alex and Christina.
Oh, the joys of being in the woods. He wasn't the least bit scared of us!

There was a rock slide that he must have gone down 50 times!

He wanted to lean over and hug the tree:) Didn't know I was raising a tree hugger!!


At the bottom of the falls. I didn't dress her for getting in the water and she wanted to so bad!
Mom's brothers and sisters that attended.

All the brothers and sisters with their spouses. If you look closely you can see some little legs sticking out that shouldn't be there but he only wanted DarDar.

This is what Avery did when we got her out of the water to hike back up. She gets so mad if things don't go her way! haha! Hope this isn't a glimpse into the future!
It's soo nice having help!:)


I had to take a picture of those sweet legs!
Alex could have stayed here all day (as I'm sure Dad could have too).
When we first got there Alex was a monkey and they had to keep him in the cage. He is always some sort of animal multiple times a day.

Alex and his cousin, Kennedy, eating strawberries.


With Parker, another cousin.


Christina and Avery. When we first got to the reunion I had two or three people tell me how much they favored each other. It's not the best picture, but it's the best I could do with those two. I kind of see it...

Playing with Carson, Tara, and Kenzie.


Playing with Parker and Caden on our back deck.
Every reunion, every individual family gets their picture taken. Here is ours!
She had already eaten dinner and then we went over to Rhoda's cabin and she had to eat again:) Aunt Wanda got a kick out of her. I know she's my child because she has my appetite.
Alex getting dirty at the bottom of the falls.

This is what Avery was doing right before we got her out to leave. A couple was making stacks of rocks and she had to knock them all down.