Reuion- Rocks, Falls, Love, and Conclusion

Alright alright alright. I can tell this reunion stuff is overstaying its welcome, so I'll just throw the rest of the pictures into one last post

Are you ready for a whirlwind of fun? Here... we... GOOOOO!

Rock Throwing
What is it about chucking rocks into water that's so appealing? When mom took a couple of the kids out to throw pebbles, most of the other kids ran to join in the fun.

D4 found a nice weighty rock to make a big splash.

A way better rock than her dad's bit of gravel. Sheesh.

Look's like J3's got a perfect, J3-sized rock for prime splashage.

Dad began teaching J1 how to skip rocks. "First you find some nice flat rocks..."

"Then you side-arm fling the rock so the flat part skips along the water, like this!" Dad procedes to skip his rock six times. "It's simple!"

You may not guess it from her expression, but she just succeeded in skipping her very first rock! Practice makes perfect!

These two on the hunt for boulders... and a little mischief.

No mischief to be found!

Only nice, juicy slabs of earth, which may not fly very far but will make a nice ker-plunk.

And there's mom, always keeping a watchful eye. I wonder, if someone fell in, would she jump in to save them? I don't see her swimming much...

Though, I do hazily remember one family gathering when I was much, much younger in which I slipped into a pool and flailed around underwater for a half minute or so until my mom reached in and saved me. So I guess she is up to the job.

Fall Creek Falls

Sean took some of my favorite pictures of the reuion, including these two of the Fall Creek Falls. He ventured into dangerous territory, sacrificing his safety and security for the beauty of photography. He's my man.

I heard tell that this waterfall is the tallest free-falling (not hitting any rocks partway down) waterfall east of the Rockies. ... Impressive, eh? Oh yeah, way impressive.

Us

That color green is a kind of weird background color, isn't it? No matter, Sean looks so happy to be looking at me, which makes the picture wonderful. Sean had to leave the reuion early to attend his mandatory school orientation (we planned this reunion several months ago, being sure to hold it at a time before all Sean's possible med schools were to start. None of us thought about orientation, however. Good going, us).

That was probably the closest we've ever come to using up our allotted cell phone minutes. Thank goodness for technology, I would have gone crazy if I wasn't able to talk to him! We even had those silly long goodbyes where we said we'd hang up and then wouldn't and we'd giggle and say lovey-dovey things and sigh and take ten minutes before one of us would finally disconnect. Sickening, I know :)

Look, I'm as light as a feather! Sean has no problem swinging me to and fro, as if I weighed nothing at all. But lo, what's this? A bulging forehead vein? Could this be causing him strain after all? Perhaps I'm not as light as I'd like to believe...

Success

All-in-all I think everyone had a fun time, at least a little bit :) Twas a good week and I'm excited for the next one!