Rob laughing hard. I believe that is either because Grandpa Prete got forced into bidding on a Webkinz for Austin or because Rob bid up Christian on a BYU button for Anna.
We went to the Prete reunion at Red Lodge Provincial Park from Thursday, evening, July 30th til Sunday, am, August 2nd. When we were driving to the reunion and for a little while after we got there it was pouring rain. I had been a little frustrated that the 3 and a half hour drive took over 5 hours due to me missing a turn and a prolonged stop in Olds to get KFC--only KFC had closed down there--unbeknownst to mapquest. However, this turned into a blessing because those who arrived earlier had to set up tents in the pouring rain. I quit raining within half an hour of us getting there. My parents, Joe and Haylee and their family, my nephew Sam and my sister Sarah all travelled from my house to the reunion. Liz and Christian and their 6 kids travelled straight from Utah to the reunion without coming to our house first.
On Friday, the kids played some games in the morning. Then the Roy Prete group went to the Collicutt Centre in Red Deer. We came back to prepare the meal that our family was in charge of and participate in the family auction. The auction was great fun. Sarah bought a bucket of Cows for $25. Rob suggested to Austin that Grandpa Prete would maybe buy him the Webkinz as a thank you for Them using Austin s bedroom while here. They told him they would go up to $35, but when the bidding went above $35, Grandpa Prete decided to keep Austin bidding and they got it for $40. Austin was pretty entertaining through the whole thing. All told the Auction raised $1400 for the reunion. On Sat. am I ran some childrens games for all the kids and later my cousin Matt did Farmyard Olympics. In the afternoon most of us went down to the river and waded in it. We had to leave as the first of a few thunderstorms rolled in. One of the storms brought strong winds and some guys tied the canopies to some pick up trucks with tie downs to secure things so we could have dinner. In the evening we enjoyed a talent show which included everything from 7 year old Madeline Nysetvold performing a virtuoso violin concerto to hand stand pushups, a finger light sabre duel (Austin and Paul) to Anna s HappyLand slide show to Sarah on her biology song.
We got up early on Sunday and got back to Magrath in time for church, all except our heroes Rob and Christian and the twins who agreed to stay back and pack up the tents once they were dry and get the trailer ready to go.
Liz and her four younger kids and mom and dad left this (Monday) morning and Sarah is still here. She will drive back with Anna, Paul and Sam at the end of the week.
Anna is wearing Grandma Nash s hat that she won at the auction at the last Prete reunion.
LUNCHTIME!
Duck, duck, goose!
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