Though the reason was not a pleasant one (Great Grandma Neis' funeral), we had a wonderful Anderson family reunion last weekend. Here are some pictures of our weekend.
Grandpa plays with Benji.
Grandma takes Michaella for a walk.
The Mississippi River in the background.
Waving at the train going by, after having placed pennies on the track.
Looking for the flattened pennies.
Grandma and Michaella.
The next several pictures are of our family breakfast at a local family restaurant......HUGE pancakes!
At the church the day before the funeral.
Aunts and Nieces.
Dad, Kurt, and Mom practicing for their part in the family song.
Sharing memories of Grandma Neis.
The youngest Anderson looking at her Grammie.
Overlooking the Mississippi River.
All 20 of us!
Watching the trains go by from WAY above!
Going for a hike.
Playing in the leaves.
Just HAD to touch that river!
The hotel had a great pool too......made for some fun times!
One of our family dinners......at Pizza Hut.
The lunch provided by the church after the funeral.
The kids had fun writing all their names on the blackboard.
Scott and Anna Laura.The church provided us with a lunch after the funeral.....there were so many left overs, that we had plenty for dinner too......which we took back to the hotel and enjoyed in the conference room that evening.
Scott, Keith Michael, and Kelton.Keith Michael and Larissa.
Cousins playing games.
SNOW!
As we left the hotel.....one last glimpse......a very nice weekend.
Keith Michael discovered Rita's a while back with the youth group and has been begging for a long time to go there. When we found out that they give out free Italian Ice's on the first day of spring, we decided that we just HAD to take advantage of that one! The only problem was it was SO cold that we took our treats into the car, cranked up the heat and enjoyed our ICE!