Saturday, July 5, 2025

Sims Family Reunion

I had to work until this afternoon, but the family had a good time going to play miniature golf in the morning.  Wendy went to see Joyce who was not feeling well.  She helped her shower and dress to get ready for the reunion.  Joyce felt better, but still needed a rest when I went to pick her up.  They had just given her some pain relievers, so I let her sleep for about half an hour.  She felt strong enough to go after that, so I helped her into the car, and we drove up to John and Karen's home.  The family had already been there for a couple of hours.  They enjoyed a wagon ride pulled by draft horses guided by Michael McNabb and horse rides provided by Johnny McNabb.  They had several yard games scattered around the lawn.  Camden was very interested in their little playhouse located up the hill from their backyard.  They had started eating dinner as we arrived.  We had hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill cooked by Jacob McNabb.  People brought several salads as well as chips and soda.  Others brought desserts and pies.  There was plenty of food for sure.  After dinner we watched the young ones hit a pinata and gather up the candy.  Little Murphy had such a wide grin on his face as he hit the pinata.  Then Joyce shared some memories of Dale Sims, and we took a group photo.  It was nice to have as many members of the family together as we did.  We had between 48-50 people.  It would be great to see a reunion each year.