It's a Girl!

Cody and Jaime Weese, Colorado, (Bobbie's son and daughter-in-law) are expecting a baby girl on April 27. Jacen is almost 18 months and they are excited to be welcoming the new one in a couple of months. Congratulations to them all! If anyone else has any news to share, please feel free to let me know... nnlreporter@gmail.com

My Favorite Time of the Year

       I have never missed a Weese Reunion.  In my 33 years of life, I have made it to every single one of them.  And this summer's gathering will be my 34th.

       Hard to imagine, I know, but it's simply because I love them so much.  For the first 18 years or so of my life, my parents had a big role in getting me to each one, as they also haven't missed one in all of those years.

        The reunion, for me, wasn't just about seeing family you hadn't seen in a few years (or in a lot of years), but it was about making real, lasting relationships.  Real friendships.  And also having fun.  It's my favorite time of the year.  I enjoy the reunions more than birthdays or Christmas.  And most years, we've tried to make a great vacation out of our time at the reunion, either before or after, traveling to see the countryside.

        Here are a few photos of me and my experiences of making great friends over the years at the reunion....

my first reunion, 1976, Longmont, CO

I don't remember it, and it isn't a very good picture,

but it's my great-grandparents, Sam and Zola Weese,

my mom, Norma Eckerson, my grandma, Jo Ann Uthe, and me.

This is the first reunion I can remember, 1981, Grenville, NM.

I was five years old, and this is me and Dave Weese,

playing ball....the first of many times.

This was the following year, 1982, Longmont, CO.

I just watched the big boys play.

1984, Buffalo, OK

Aren't I cute with my rocks?!

For many years, this was how stayed at reunions...in a tent!

My parents, Ron and Norma Eckerson, and my sister,

Amy is there on the right.  Mom was pregnant with Ryan.

me and Jerry

me and Nathan

me and Cecil

me and Alysia

me and Dave

We hope to see you this year at our home in Missouri...and hopefully, we can all make new relationships and build upon previous ones.

what reunion is this?

To have a little fun with this blog, I'm posting some old pictures I scanned. Who can guess the year and place of this reunion? Feel free to place your guess by commenting. And, who can you identify?

Making Plans

Hello everyone!!!! I know that I said I would keep everyone updated, but the past several months have been a bit crazy with our family. But I'm trying to do better, so here's an update..... We've been finalizing some details for next year's reunion, to be held at our home near Jamesport, MO, the largest Amish community in the state. We'll be getting the letters out sometime after the first of the year with all of the details, but start making plans now. We know that money can be tight, but this is my favorite event of the entire year, and I hope you'll make it a priority in 2009. We can't wait to see you and have you at our home. I'm including some pictures of our land and also our outbuilding, which we call Woods Crossing and my sister, Amy, calls the Party Barn. Right now it's cold and snowy here, but come June, it will be green and beautiful.

Woods Crossing/Party Barn

more pics from reunion 08

Here are a few more pictures from the reunion in Kiowa that I didn't get to Amy to include in the slide show.

Update

We have decided to make the blog open to anyone to look at it. We originally made it private so that random people couldn't see our pictures, etc. But I think it would be easier to get more family members to look at it with it open. So, you can now tell anyone who doesn't know about the blog to take a look! We are also looking for computer saavy family members who would be willing to be an "author" so we can get pictures and updates from all sides of the family. Let me know if you would be willing or interested in doing this. Also, if you have questions about how this blogging thing works, send me an email with questions and I will help in any way I can. My email address is amyanderson5@gmail.com. Hopefully this will work out better for everyone! Thanks for your patience as we try to figure out what will work best for us with this blog.

Reunion 08