The Rest of the Trip

We had some more fun in Nebraska than just the reunion.  Esme loved swimming in the pool with the boys.

We went over to my cousin Felicia's house Saturday night and the girls had fun playing before we walked over to a music fest.

I spotted a sweet Vikings swingset on the walk over.

I knew we probably wouldn't last too long, but we were able to grab some treats and catch a few songs of Colton Dixon

Melissa and Felicia were my closest cousins growing up, within a few years younger.  I hung out with them a ton when I would visit as a kid.

A Nebraska trip isn't complete without a visit to Runza (if possible).  

Somehow we always end up on a dirt road on these trips so I had to document it.

Ice cream and cookies for an afternoon treat on the way home.  We may or may not have stopped at McDonald's 4 times on the drive home.

Can't wait to visit again.

Jensen Family Reunion

My mom's family had the first family reunion in many years.  I remember one when I was in college and I think there have been one since then, but it's been at least since before Parker was born.

With a group this large the potluck was pretty epic!

There was a fun family themed word search that everyone had a great time completing.

Here was most of the group, some kids had left to go swimming when we took pictures.

Then we did family groups.  Here are 11 of the 12 of the kids in my mom's family.

Pat, Jim, Tim, Mike, Dan, Dave, Walt

Mary, Janet, Barb, Margaret

Both of my grandparents have passed away, but here they are with living extended family.

Spouses added

Dave's Family

Warren's Family, he was the only sibling not able to attend

Warren's Family

Dan's Family

Mike flying solo

Tim's Family

Mary flying solo

This spot would have been where my mom's family picture would have been, but Jameson hurt his leg somehow and we ended up having to take him to the ER to get it looked at.  They never found a definitive cause for it, but he did recover fine.

Jim's Family

Barb's Family

Pat's Family

Margaret's Family

All the first generation cousins

We had such a fun time and plan to do it more often moving forward

Nebraska Trip 2025

We kicked off summer with a trip to Nebraska to visit Grandma Bette and for a family reunion on my mom's side.  We were out the door by 5am Friday hoping to be at Grandma's a little after lunch and stopped for breakfast on the way.

We grabbed a donut snack at Jitters in Sioux City.

My parent's were already there with Jaxxon and Jameson and we were able to spend the afternoon catching up with Grandma and Larry.

A trip to the park is always fun, especially with the boys.

I didn't really know the rules of tetherball, but Esme had a fun time playing.

Grandma made a tasty dinner before we took some pictures and headed to Norfolk for the night.

Esme loved having the boys just down the hall from us at the hotel.

Next Up: Family Reunion