62nd Annual Fortenberry Family Reunion

Over the weekend, we went to the 

Fortenberry Reunion

 without Mimi and Pa for the first time.

(For those of you that don't know,

Mimi was a Fortenberry before she

got married.  Her parents were Tom

and Gladys Fortenberry.)

Every year at the reunion,

there is a homemade ice cream contest.

We never really took ice cream

before because we travel from so far away

and it would be quite difficult.  

In honor of our sweet Mimi,

we decided to make ice cream this year - 

not just any ice cream -

Mimi's Banana Nut Ice Cream.

We took what ingredients we could

and purchased the rest when we got to Plainview

(The town we spent the night in).  My mom

made the ice cream in her hotel room

before we drove the 30 minutes to

Floydada for the Reunion.

Mimi's Banana Nut Ice Cream won 

the contest!  It was a hit!

Pictured Below: As children, we used to run through

this door (slamming it behind us) and out the door

that led up to the stage... this is where we played.

Slamming doors and running across the stage.

This year, there was a sign that said

"Do Not Enter"

I had to take this picture for my

cousin Lauren.  

The Egg Toss (My mom is on the far right, catching the egg)

We picked out our cow chips for the chip toss!

Don't Be Alarmed: No cow chip was eaten in the making of this picture

My Mom and Aunt Danita

Throwing my cow chip

Sisters: Paula, Pam and Danita

On Saturday, there is always a service

at the reunion.  We start out singing hymns.

Someone usually preaches.  And Memorials for the 

year are read.  Then the minutes from last years

reunion are read.  Then we close with an auction.

Dennis leading the hymns

Vance read the memorials.
Mimi and Pa were on the list.

Fortenberry Family Auction

Lunchtime! 

Standing by our branch flag

Tom and Gladys Fortenberry's granddaughters 

J.C. and Ann Fortenberry's first cousins

J.C. and Ann Fortenberry's second cousins

J.C. and Ann Fortenberry's second and third cousins

Cedar Hill Texas - the home place.
This is where Tom and Gladys Fortenberry lived.

Saturday evening, we decided to drive

to the Palo Duro Canyon, near Canyon Texas.

If you've never seen it, it's quite something.

West Texas is so flat - and then all of a sudden...

Down in the Palo Duro Canyon, they put on

a great musical - TEXAS!

Find out more about it on this website:

http://www.texas-show.com/

With my mom and aunts

The Chow Cart - BBQ Dinner before the show

Eating our BBQ

Eating our BBQ