2011 Whitehorn Family Reunion

This month we attended the 2011 Whitehorn Family Reunion. That would be on Daniel's side of the family. His grandmother, Mama Ward, is a Whitehorn. They do this reunion each year, but we've never been able to attend until this year. It was pretty much mandatory too since this is Gunner's first year of life.

Mama Ward's parents, Samuel and Sophia Whitehorn had twelve children. Ten of them lived to adulthood. Those ten married off, had children, grandchildren and great grandchildren! As you can imagine, that is a lot of people. Not everyone could attend, but there were still many family members there for the reunion. It was very cool getting to learn the history behind this family. I had the pleasure of meeting many people whose names I have heard for several years now. We got to show Gunner off, which is always fun. A few of us took a little trek further down in Mississippi to see some family history. We visited two cemeteries, the second was where Samuel and Sophia were buried. I got to hear stories of the lives of the people who are no longer with us. I got to see head stones that were more than a hundred years old. It was pretty fascinating.

The last place we went was an old house, which happened to be the house that Samuel built many years ago. It was originally white.

There were several large stones that lined the driveway as we drove up. He put each one there. The coolest thing about this house though, was the little "chair" made out of large stones that he made for the children. We had the privilege of getting a photo of Gunner sitting in the chair that his Great Great Granddaddy Whitehorn built!

It was a very fun trip! We enjoyed getting away for a few days. We stayed in a hotel in Olive Branch, Mississippi along with other family. Here are some photos of the fun we had!

Gunner enjoyed riding around on Mama Ward's walker while Nanny pushed!

Four generations: Mama Ward, Nanny, Daddy and Gunner!

Gunner also got to swim in a big pool for the first time! He LOVED it! He kicked like a frog and splashed and laughed.

We had matching "2011 Whitehorn Reunion" t-shirts!

It was lots of fun. I think that there must have been a bug going around though, because a few people got sick towards the end, and Daniel has been sick since early Monday morning! I don't think he will ever eat my chicken noodle soup again...anything that you have to see immediately after you eat it is no longer an option for a meal again. Poor guy. He's starting to feel much better and somehow, so far, Gunner and I have not gotten sick. (knock on wood)