Parnell Family Reunion

We went to El Dorado for the Parnell Family Reunion. We haven't been there in years so it was so much fun to go back and remember the good ole days! Nathan and Charlotte have been there but they were little so they didn't remember it. We drove them by Mommy and Daddy's old houses and then Wayne, Stuart and Grandmother took the boys to eat Spudnut Donuts and then to the stadium to play football. While they were doing that, Carrie, Tiffany and I took Charlotte and Lexa to the square to walk around and grab a snack and then we all met up for lunch. Nathan and Charlotte were so amazed that no matter where we went, it only took about 5 minutes! Something cool that El Dorado does is a show called Showdown at Sunset. It's once a month and is a reenactment of a famous gunfight on the courthouse steps between the city Marshall Guy Tucker and two members of the Parnell family in 1902. It's neat that it's part of the Parnell history. We had a great weekend of catching up with family and eating WAY TOO MUCH good food! The kids also had a great time with each other. I always love it when they can get together with all of their cousins at one time! We were also able to go by the cemetery to see Wayne's dad's grave along with his grandparents. It always makes me sad that Nathan and Charlotte and I never got to know him. I know he would be so proud of Wayne and our family and that Nathan and Charlotte would have loved Grandfather.