I absolutely LOVE these girls!!

So much alike-but yet SO different!

Having fun posing

Beautiful smiles!

85th Mears Reunion

A few weeks ago we went to the 85th Annual Mears Reunion held at Blue Spruce Park. They had a big family picture taken on this day, and I let my girls have the reign on my camera for the afternoon. They did a very nice job as you will see in the MANY, MANY posts following this. 90% or more of the pics I posted from the reunion were taken by one of my girls. I just found out today that most of the close-ups were taken by Mary and the others were by Sarah. I tried to label the people for some of you, as you may know them just not recognize them. (please know my blog is mainly private, just people I have told about it know about it. If it was public I would not have used all these pics. I just thought they were kind of cool since the girls took them.) :) Enjoy!!

And I should warn you, I may be posting a lot in the next few days, trying to get caught up as Mary starts Kindergarten on Monday and I am SURE I will have plenty to blog about that experience. Then, my Dad is very kind and is allowing me to borrow one of his cameras...so I will be taking a lot of pics on it. I will be taking pictures for a friend's wedding and I need practice on the camera before then.

So enjoy and please feel free to comment as you are able...I love seeing the feedback!! (Would love to see just how many people follow my blog. :)

Fam reunion

Pics taken by Mary

Aunt Sandy

My great uncle Wallace Pollock sitting next to my great uncle Ed Mears and great aunt Elaine Mears. (Ed was my Grandma's brother and Wallace was married to my grandma's sister) This is the aunt that Sarah got her middle name from.

Cameron Mears (son of Curtis and Megan Mears)

Blake Mears (son of Ron and Ronda Mears)

Family reunion

All of these taken by Mary or Sarah (most likely Mary as she said she took the individual pics of people)

Danny Pollock (son of Wallace and Ethel Grace Pollock)

Tip and Uncle Ray in the background

Uncle Larry

Uncle Don

Yet more reunion pics

Taken by Mary or Sarah

Cousin Tony Miller (married to Amanda (Davis))

Cousin Caitlin Davis (married to Adam) I LOVE this pic by the way...just cool coming from a 3 or 5 year old

Cousin Amanda (Davis) Miller and baby ???

Kayla Mack and her grandma...my great aunt Carole Jean Mears. (Kayla is daughter of Brian and Kathy)

More pics from reunion

All taken by the girls.

My cousin Adam Davis (with his head turned) and cousin Chad Martin with his girlfriend Jenn J.

Kylie (daughter of Curtis and Megan)

Aunt Sandy Martin (with Kerry Mears and his fiance in the background)

Uncle Lloyd Murphy (married to Aunt Sandy (Davis))

Featuring Kira

Sarah and Mary took all of these pics of Michelle (Mears) and Dustin Niehenke's daughter Kira. She is such a sweet heart and the girls had a blast playing with her and taking her picture at the reunion.

poor thing got stung by a bee hence the red mark on her forehead.

Her mom and dad had a wedding this afternoon, so Grandma Sylvia and Pap Jim brought her to the reunion.