Teuscher Family Reunion

This year the Gary H & Sylvia Teuscher Reunion was held in Geneva, Idaho and the theme was Olympics. Each family had to pick a country and learn something about that country for the big event. As I was working on one of my history courses at the time, Wyatt & I decided we wanted to by the Mayans and we did a little bit of learning about the Mayan Empire. Wyatt watched a video about the Mayan people and culture and was so enthralled with his learning. It was kind of fun to teach him a bit about that region and time period. Saturday morning we headed down to the church to utilize the parking lot for the frisbee throw and the batton race; the lawn for the hurdles and play time. After the events we went back to mom & dad's for lunch. Each family brought a pot luck dish that represented their country. We had egg rolls, pot stickers (China), Swedish meatballs (Sweden), French bread (France - hee hee), pork barbacoa (Yucatan Pennisular), a dish from Peru, a dish from Argentina, Fries & Gravy (Canada), Polish sausages (Poland) and a yummy dessert from Australia. Quite a spread and it really filled us up. After lunch and clean up we did a team race - everyone tied together and then running a certain distance. Then it was time for the awards ceremony. First Uncle James talked about the flag and what it symbolizes. He talked about how important it is to respect the flag and then he led Uncle Jared, Uncle David, Owen, Ethan & Trevor in retiring a few flags. It was so neat to see my brothers, my dad, my brother-in-laws, my husband and my nephews honoring their scouting heritage and the symbol of our country. Very moving. The award ceremony followed and then we managed to wrangle all the grouchy grandkids into a photo op with Grandpa & Grandma. It was such a fun weekend and to top it off Father's day the next day. So fun to spend time with family. There are a lot of us now (33 and if you add Eli that makes 34) so we are loud and obnoxious but we wouldn't have it any other way!