The next generation of Cornells.It has been long overdue, but the Cornells had the first family reunion in way too many years. This is a picture of what would be my grandparents' great-grandchildren. There are 16 and not all of them are there. My mom was excited to point out that 9 of the 16 are her grandchildren. :) The reunion was at Chenango Valley State Park on Memorial Day weekend. Lunch was catered by Mijo's. The kids all had a great time and enjoyed some swimming after lunch.
Even without the swimming there were ways to keep cool. When all else fails use the buckets from "dirt cake" to fill with water.
We were excited to have Marci and her family here from Alabama. For many it was the first opportunity to see not only Manning (Marci's daughter) but Paityn as well (Dustin's daughter). These little girls were born the same day about 5 hours apart! Yes, we know Paityn and Manning, kind of corny, but kind of cute at the same time. There is no doubt who these beautiful babies belong to!
A picture of the siblings and their spouses. Six of the nine children were in attendance.
Miss Mackenzie was rather attached to cousin Brent for a while. :)
There were water balloons for the kids although since they are all under the age of 10 they didn't really grasp the concept right away.
Mackenzie seemed a bit confused at times by all of the chaos.
Our little buddy, TJ, rather enjoying his dirt cake.
Grampie and Paityn
Jonathan and Kaiden (Eric's son) went to UPK together this year and are little buddies.
Brycen, Crystal's son
Hailey and Paityn - What a good big sister!
Ty holding his cousin Manning with Connor peaking into the picture :)
One last photo of all of the kids. I have seen so many pictures like this from my childhood of my cousins and me. It is hard to believe that these are our kids. We are hoping for this to be a yearly event and that all of these kids create some wonderful bonds and memories together.
Back row l-r: Dominic and Mackenzie Forrest, Brady Sheppard, Jonathan Forrest, Ty Abell and Manning Sheppard, Connor Meltzer, Kenna Abell, Francesca Pisciotti, Cassandra Forrest
Even without the swimming there were ways to keep cool. When all else fails use the buckets from "dirt cake" to fill with water.
We were excited to have Marci and her family here from Alabama. For many it was the first opportunity to see not only Manning (Marci's daughter) but Paityn as well (Dustin's daughter). These little girls were born the same day about 5 hours apart! Yes, we know Paityn and Manning, kind of corny, but kind of cute at the same time. There is no doubt who these beautiful babies belong to!
A picture of the siblings and their spouses. Six of the nine children were in attendance.
Miss Mackenzie was rather attached to cousin Brent for a while. :)
There were water balloons for the kids although since they are all under the age of 10 they didn't really grasp the concept right away.
Mackenzie seemed a bit confused at times by all of the chaos.
Our little buddy, TJ, rather enjoying his dirt cake.
Grampie and Paityn
Jonathan and Kaiden (Eric's son) went to UPK together this year and are little buddies.
Brycen, Crystal's son
Hailey and Paityn - What a good big sister!
Ty holding his cousin Manning with Connor peaking into the picture :)
One last photo of all of the kids. I have seen so many pictures like this from my childhood of my cousins and me. It is hard to believe that these are our kids. We are hoping for this to be a yearly event and that all of these kids create some wonderful bonds and memories together.
Back row l-r: Dominic and Mackenzie Forrest, Brady Sheppard, Jonathan Forrest, Ty Abell and Manning Sheppard, Connor Meltzer, Kenna Abell, Francesca Pisciotti, Cassandra ForrestFront row: l-r Antonella(Ella) Pisciotti, Kaiden Cornell, Thomas(TJ) Pisciotti, Hailey and Paityn Contri, Brycen Cornell
