This past weekend we all went to the Gibbs family reunion in North Carolina. It was amazing to see all of the family, many of whom we hadn't seen in years. Edison loved meeting all of his cousins, 1st and 2nd removed (I think, I still can't figure all of that out). As Granddaddy Gibbs would say, there are no in-laws or anything removed: family is family! We also enjoyed Opa joining us.
The Gibbs family motto is "Tenax Propositi" which means tenascious, or firm of purpose. Yes, he is.
The reunion was on beautiful Lake Lure. "Captain Josh" took us on a boat ride and Edison was thrilled to get to drive!
Edison helped the BBQ folks load up.
It was a hot day so Edison drank some Sunkist to cool off. It was pretend drinking but hey, we take what we can get.
Sharing a moment with Opa
On Sunday my mom, Edison and I went into Asheville for the day. Here Edsion had his musical debut. This was one of the highlights of the trip. Edison was in awe of the drums. Mom and I were in awe of Edison.
The day was complete with a story from Pa. "Baby Brains", one of Edison's favorites.
Edison just loves being in North Carolina. He is a true Tar Heel.
The Gibbs family motto is "Tenax Propositi" which means tenascious, or firm of purpose. Yes, he is.
The reunion was on beautiful Lake Lure. "Captain Josh" took us on a boat ride and Edison was thrilled to get to drive!
Edison helped the BBQ folks load up.
It was a hot day so Edison drank some Sunkist to cool off. It was pretend drinking but hey, we take what we can get.
Sharing a moment with Opa
On Sunday my mom, Edison and I went into Asheville for the day. Here Edsion had his musical debut. This was one of the highlights of the trip. Edison was in awe of the drums. Mom and I were in awe of Edison.
The day was complete with a story from Pa. "Baby Brains", one of Edison's favorites.
Edison just loves being in North Carolina. He is a true Tar Heel.
posted by Jen | 6:38 PM
3 Comments:
He is getting handsomer every day! We have to get together soon. :)
I guess Jennifer didn't have a picture of what to me was one of the highlights of this experience. I'll try to describe it...
An elderly preacher was invited to share some of his memories of our grandparents. He was provided a chair in the center of the gazebo. He chose to stand rather than sit, just using the chair as a suppport.
Naturally this left an empty chair right smack in the middle of the crowd. (Everyone else was sitting around the edge) So - guess who decided he needed to sit in this very important chair? Dinky, of course! He had a huge grin on his face and you could just see the wheels turning in his little head as he mouthed and gestured his "talk"! (It was as though he knew not to talk out loud) When the man finished, Dinky finished. The grin never left his face.
There was a round of applause and Dinky joined in clapping those little hands and grinning. (Guess who the applause was for?)
This was one proud Ma!!!
Jennifer - It was wonderful seeing all of y'all!
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