All About Avery: Hrabal Reunion

We went to the Hrabal Family Reunion this past weekend. This was the first time I have been. It was a fun time. We left Arkadoo Friday afternoon and drove ( well, Billy drove) to Arlington to Billy's grandparents' house. We stayed there Friday night. Saturday morning, his cousin and his fiance came over with a couple of dresses for Ave to try on. She is going to be the flower girl in their wedding on August 1st in Fort Worth. She looks adorable in her little princess dress =) After trying on the dresses, we left out for the reunion in West, Texas. We stopped and got some breakfast at this neat little bakery. It was pretty much awesome. After making a few turns down some little roads by some wheat(at least I think it was wheat) fields, we arrived at the reunion. There was great food. There was an auction. and a raffle. of random items that each family member donated. and I do mean random! there was bbq sauce, homemade wine, plants, unwanted Christmas gifts, and the list goes on. Since joining the Hrabal family, I have always heard stories about the famous Hrabal Reunion Pickles. and that it's the only place one can get a jar of pickles for upwards of $100. We got a steal and only paid $40. It was a small jar though =) They are good pickles. After the reunion, we stayed at the Czech Inn with Billy's parents and his uncle Mark and his wife and kids, Sarah and Chasey and Colton. Ave had the best time playing with them! We headed for home around 10:30 Sunday morning and made it home around 3, so not too long of a drive. Billy left yesterday for Pine Bluff and will be working there all week this week, so it's just me and Ave. We're going to babysit Cadie Belle tomorrow while Shannon and Anthony close on the selling of their house. They are moving right up the road from us. I AM EXCITED! But just because now I won't have to drive allll the way to the other side of the world to Joan to see her. I will actually be able to WALK to their new house! Yay!

anywho, here are the few pics I took this weekend before my camera died

Don (Billy's dad) calling out raffle ticket numbers. He doesn't always wear super cool rainbow suspenders. Apparantly, it is a tradition for the Hrabal men to wear the super cool rainbow suspenders at the reunion.