1st Ostler Family Reunion “2009”

The Ostler family is growing fast and with all of our young families and busy schedules we thought it would be a fun idea to set aside some time this summer for a little Ostler reunion of our own. We have Extended family reunions every other year but this was a first for an immediate family reunion.

Ryan and Ashley took on the task of planning our first reunion and did a great job.They opted to stay in the Tri Cities and called it a “staycation”:) They packed two days full of fun family activities.

It all started on Friday afternoon, because of stormy weather some boating plans changed and we headed over to the church gym for some indoor games of basketball t-ball, tag, and a bounce house. The kids had a lot of fun running wild.

While at the church everyone went outside and created their very own tie dye shirt to be worn the next day.

After those activities, it was back over to Grandma and Grandpa’s house for a BBQ and playing with cousins in the backyard. The kids ate ice cream cones, watched a movie, and at dark we set up tents in the backyard. That’s right….CAMPING at Grandpas. Now that’s a staycation if I have ever heard of one!!!

Once the little kids were all tucked in and sawing logs, it was time for the real fun to begin. The adults spent the evening playing games and then whipped out the home videos for our viewing pleasure. Can anyone say “hilarious”. I especially loved the teeny, tiny pair of shorts and knee high socks that Ryan sported in several of the home videos. A few other worthy mentions would be the “migrant workers in the orchards behind dad’s house” nice one dad, and Dan’s love of “EXTRA SUGAR FREE GUM!” (Too Funny)

The next Morning we all got up for a big family breakfast and then headed over to Badger Mountain for a morning hike and family devotional. With the majority of the family being under age 2 most of the family stayed at the bottom of the mountain playing at the park. A couple of my kids hiked half way up the mountain and Ky and Kase went all the way to the top with Grandpa. Once back from the hike Dan shared a spiritual message on the importance of families and the importance of having fun family traditions and staying connected.

After the park we went back to the Ostler’s for lunch and then swimming at the Holle’s. The pool was great and the kids had a blast swimming with their cousins, crazy dad’s, and uncle’s.

After swimming everyone headed home to clean up and get a babysitter for the kids. We finished out the reunion with an adult date night. Which I thought was a super great idea :) Mom, Dad, brothers, sisters and spouses ended the reunion with a dinner and a movie date night together.

Thanks for planning the fun weekend and thanks to all who participated! We had a lot of fun and look forward to planning the next one in 2011.