Beachy Reunion 2019

    My family takes turns hosting us all on the odd years and this just happened to be ours. Typically we simply go to the host's area but since we don't have a home with roots, we could choose where ever we wanted! It was over a year ago that we booked a beautiful ranch in the Ozarks, Walnut Shade, MO to be exact. Our family of 6 spent 7 nights there and the others trickled in and were there most of the time too. It was very relaxing and enjoyable! Some of the families attended a number of local attractions but we were happy to just hang out at our huge house. With 8 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3 living rooms, 2 porches, and 2 kitchens, it felt like a mansion!

Triple G Ranch

It's hard to get a good angle of the house, since it's all on a hill. 

The entryway was so cool.

One kitchen area.

I loved this cozy living room!

We used this dining room for puzzles.

In our room!

The upstairs porch.

I was surprised how much we used the hot tub!

And the pool table was nearly always in use!

Puzzle time!

Lots and lots of good conversations happened in this room.

Grace and I went thrift store shopping one day and I bought mom some puzzles :).

The sunsets were so pretty!

Mom and I working in the basement kitchen. Also, an over-stimulated, over-tired, over-sugared 4 year old hanging onto my skirts and sobbing.

Trying to improve our limited musical skills.

Uno!

Even mom and dad played pool.

Playing corn-hole inside. In the background is Michael. He fell asleep on the chair, slid to the floor, then Eldon put him on the couch where he slept soundly for a good 12 hours :).

The children had a lot of fun in the creek too.

Logan and Dallas fished nearly every day and caught a number of bass.

The water was chilly!

     We did all go to the Wonders of Wildlife Museum in Springfield one day. It was an amazing place. Tons of stuffed animals and information. The aquarium was the highlight for us though. It's a place that we probably won't pay to go to again but we're glad we went once.

Bison.....

Unbelievable how huge these things are!

It was really cool how far out they went to have each animal in its real habitat.

The polar animals were in a chilly, drafty area.

I'd hate to meet this guy!

These pictures aren't great but...........it was cool in real life!

Jellyfish are completely mesmerizing!

     It's hard to believe it's over already since we've been looking forward to it for so long! However, all good things must come to end and this truly was a good week! We loved how much time we had to sit around together instead of constantly "doing".

     Our trip home was loooong and Ethan was sick and throwing up most of it but we made it! I'm not sure if we were ever so happy to see our own beds again :).