Putnam Family Reunion

After Azurdey and Sydnee's birthday party we joined the rest of the Putnam clan at the old rock church for the annual Putnam family reunion. That evening we had a potluck and program for Grandma and Grandpa. Then we all went to Deb and Ron's for fireworks. With all the contributions we had a pretty good show. The kids were also all lit up with glow necklaces and bracelets. Those who wanted to stayed to kareoke. The next morning we had a pancake breakfast. The kids had a blast with all the water fun, lots of slip and slides and a big water slide. There was also an bouncy air mat that the little ones loved. Other activities included horseshoes, patriotic puzzles, cookie decorating, slime making, a treasure hunt, and raffle. There was also a silent auction for a 'jar' quilt that Keri made. On it were jars from Grandma, Grandpa, and their ten children. Listed on the jars were their favorite preserve (jam), something they have kept or keep in a jar, and something, if they could bottle anything, what would it be. It was a beautiful quilt and it was really fun to see everyone's answers. John made us yummy dutch oven chicken, potatoes, and cobbler for lunch. (and there was much rejoicing ;-) Then we played 'Family Fear Factor'. It was so fun. Our family got to team up with Paul's bunch. Some of the events included a backwards tossing ring toss ( I wish I could remember all the clever names for them), a quiz about our parents, bobbing for onions, picking clear marbles out of icewater with our toes, digging in a dirty chocolate pudding diaper with gum and rolos with mouths only to pick out a piece of bubble gum and blow a bubble first, digging in worms to find a key to unlock grandma and grandpa, and a relay sliding down the slip and slides filled with oatmeal at the bottom to pull out flags to spell Putnam. Everyone got to participate and most were really good sports which always makes it funner. You should have seen Allie's face when she first opened the diaper. I don't think she was convinced it was pudding. It looked way too real. Kyle actually enjoyed digging through the worms and Gerry not only was able to get all the onions but ate bites out of them as well (extra points). Karlee really got into it and did 4 of the events. That evening after the games we had hotdogs and nachos, then the raffle and a name the candy to win the candy game. Then they showed 'Little Rascals' on a big screen in the park. We always enjoy these reunions, especially getting to see everyone and visit. Thank you Keri and John for all of this years fun.