2010 Highlights

As we conclude another year we should all take time to reflect on the special memories made during 2010. There are many for the Devor family, however, meeting the Nelson family was WITHOUT A DOUBT, my #1 highlight.

Who are the Nelson’s?

Toni Nelson is my cousin (father’s niece). She is about 15 years older than me (but still only 29 years young), but I always remember spending time with her and her family as a child. Once we moved to Kansas we lost all contact with the Rawlings (Toni’s mom and dad, my aunt and uncle-Joanne and Danny). Recently, Brandi was able to find Toni and her family living in Anaheim Hills, California.

Toni is married to James and has two daughters, Amanda and Hannah. We met on December 11th at my house to catch up on old times. We met again tonight (December 26th) with all the families together (Rawlings, Nelson, Leinen, Gettys, Devor). It was such a great night.

It is amazing to see how we are all so crazy and similar. I love the Nelson family and can’t wait to spend more time together to catch up on all the years we missed.

Here are a few pictures of our crazy, fun evening.

Dad and his sister, my Aunt Joanne

How adorable are we...Hannah, Brandi, Emily, and Amanda

Again ladies, why did we all feel the need to bend over to take this pic?

Amanda and her fiance, Andrew. Their wedding date is August 12th, 2011.

Congrats to the both of you.

The whole gang, minus significant others (someone had to take the picture)