Malcolm Family Reunion...August 19th - 22nd, 2010

this year we decided to have a Malcolm Family Reunion. my whole family hasn't been together for just over 10 years. last time we were all together (or mostly all there) was at Grandma Malcolm's funeral in January 2000. Mom and Dad decided to plan, organize and host this reunion. they did a fantastic job! THX Mom and Dad for everything and all your hard work!



everyone was able to be at the reunion except lee, who had to be combining! we missed you lee! you better be at the next one!



the reunion never started until thursday supper, but wed night, we had all of our immediate family at the farm as well as jason & alita!



thursday...am - the boys set up the tent and then went golfing in yorkton.

the rest of us spent the day setting up, relaxing and just catchin' up!





THURSDAY...

keanna enjoying a snack while we set up...

alita & dana...the meals (prep and clean-up) organizers

jason and shannon decorating the garage...putting up colorful lanterns



cousin bonding time...hunter and rhett

gotta love the notes for the first meal.
we have an ongoing joke around our place that henry sweeps up the lentils that we eat...but it's not really true! :)

mmmmm....hayden loves this bubble gum ice cream cone for dessert

an afternoon walk for the girls, bike ride for the kids

good to see keanna again!

the corn huskers
mat and shell brought fresh ontario corn for thurs supper!

wow, look at those eyes! (keanna)

bocce ball - todd, dusty, juanita, carla and shawn

horse shoes - jason and dad

dusty and konner

more cousin bonding...tegg, tyson and keanna

evening bocce ball and other games!

hugs from uncle

FRIDAY...

brunch

aunty and nephew bonding... or more like todd stringing them along with some story

and the Malcolm Family Survivor Challenges begin...

i'm not sure where this helmet came from... maybe shawn thought we were going to get rowdy!

team #1 - Woody's Wing-nuts

team #2 - the B.O.S. Rebels

team #3 - Malcolm Won
(not pictured here but in the team - todd, shell and shannon)

placing of our flags (challenge #1)

(still not quite sure what this meant!?!?)

Uncle Woody's team...hence the name.

Curt manages to call lots of people "wingnuts"...hence the name.

British Colombia, Ontario, Saskatchewan

Rebels

challenge #2 - raw egg race... up, down, through, and around obstacles!

go Dad go!

carla

uncle trevor

challenge #3 - mystery tasting/eating contest

3 contestants from each team had to taste AND eat mystery foods and guess what they were!

curt being led by Survivor Leader - jodie

dusty......mmmmmmmm blue sugar powder

dad helping out to discover the mystery food.... "let me smell!" (gross!)

"let me taste!"

challenge #4... scavenger hunt

some of our team's items

challenge #5.... pinata..... for the kids

challenge #6...needle in a haystack.... for the kids!

some of the treasures found

one of the many times the kids used the pool

croquet

eli hauling around the cats

more bocce ball

dad and juanita flew over to get aerial pics of the farm set-up
(with all the campers etc) and the malcolm people

the audience

danika playing twister

girl cousins (missing keanna)
5 girls and 11 boys (2nd generation)

challenge # 7 - twister!

"get your butt outta my face!" haha

what a hoot!

the lanterns in the garage lit up

sitting by the fire

we played a game called "questions" and tyson was the best questioner!

lily (lee and dana's puppy)

she fell asleep in my arms like a baby! (snored too!)

SATURDAY...

a few of us went golfing saturday morning...

the lazy ones... had to get a cart

lazy or gibbled (maybe both :P)

we played "best ball"... dad, tys, juan and i were on a team!

we did very well but did not win

the next pros

more pros... haha!

some neat golf shots...

the boys finishing up

dad starting his "garbage can cooking rig" up!

yes, this was cooked in a garbage can!
very very neat and very very tasty!
(saturday supper)

saturday afternoon ball game

hayden trying to play ball

in action

SMACK!

the cutest little man

he broke a water balloon on himself... he was not impressed!

SATURDAY NIGHT was FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT NIGHT...

each family was to prepare a presentation of some sort/bring pictures to show of themselves, etc. this was great!

david and sandra dressed up... real MALCOLM STYLE!

the audience

saturday night there was an interesting incident in the house.

here is aunty lillian killing herself laughing... i just love this pic of her...
don't get her going, she'll never stop! haha

the MALCOLM CREST

SUNDAY...

only one of the amazing meals we had!

sunday afternoon...we had an open house so other relatives and friends
could come and say hi to everyone!

most of the crew left after the open house. some stayed for supper and the night and took off after breakfast on monday!

A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL!

here is a video of eli taking a leap off the deck! priceless...glad i captured this!