Family Reunion

The day after Emma and I returned from Oklahoma we went to a family reunion for Steven's grandmothers family on his fathers side (does that make any sense to you?). We got up before the sun was up, got ourselves all dolled up and drove down to Columbia, TN to attend services at the little country church where my FIL went growing up. After church the reunion was held down the road at the Locust Grove Bed & Breakfast. This home had once been a family home and is beautiful. Emmaline with Grandma & Grandpa
These are some of my FIL's cousins.
This is Emmaline and Emma. They are second cousins (or third...I really couldn't keep it all stright). Once Emmaline met her, she became Emma's shadow. And would you believe that she is twice Emmalines age (she is about to turn 7 in just a few weeks). It made me realize once again just how tall my daughter is. It won't be long and she will be looking me in the eye and then faster than I can blink, she will be looking her Daddy in the eye!
The gardens around the house were beautiful.
After the reunion was over we went back to some realtives house. Once I was able to convince Emmaline that she needed to sit on my lap and let me read to her she conked out. And of course, that was when they decided to do some group pictures :-)

Even though I was really tired from having just gotten home, only to turn around and get up early and spend a few hours in the car getting there, it was a wonderful day.