Wednesday, October 26, 2011

they say you can pick your friends

but not your family.


we had a mini family reunion

on saturday, october 22.

i say mini

because only @half of us were there.

we met at a park in colton, ca

in the neighborhood my cousin lives.

except for the heat,

it turned out to be a nice day.

the cousins had not seen each other

for a few years

and it was good for my mom to see her brother.



there was alot of catching up

and reminiscing about the "good ol days"

especially the get togethers

we had at our grandparent's and aunt's houses.

we tried to take group pictures

but with the mob we had

it was a bit of a struggle.








almost comical in fact






but in the end

we battled the heat and lack of focus

and ended up with a few good shots



          the lefeuvre family reunion
               (lefeuvre was my mom's maiden name)




audrey with her grandma & grandpa




my cousins lori, larry, & lianne
we spent many summer, christmas, & easter vacations together
at our grandparent's house in los angeles




my mom, doris and sister, candy




my mom with just a very small portion of her posse.
in this picture - 2 children, 4 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, 5 inlaws of one kind or another




my niece, april with her sweet family - mariah, aaron, arianna, andre & marcus




krystin, travis & audrey



my niece, jami with her knucklehead husband, jerry & two beautiful girls - lauren & madison


after spending a day in the park with this group
i can honestly say
 that i would choose
 each and every one of them
 as both
my family
 and my friends.




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