It is almost time!

We are less than 3 days way from spending time with our loved ones. Can you even believe it?! I am so excited to see everyone. It has been too long. It will be great to finally get everyone together.

Today I am posting the reunion's agenda and will provide everyone paper copies Thursday night at dinner. In planning the events, I tried to find fun, interesting, stress free and affordable activities for everyone to enjoy. Please let me know if you have any questions are suggestion that we could squeeze in.

See you on Thursday!! (Special Birthday Celebration)

July 1
Arrival Heartland Inn
1000 Woodbury Avenue • Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503http://www.heartlandinns.com/loc_CouncilBluffs.php

7pm Dinner & Special Summer Birthday Celebration - Pizza King (Casual Dress)
Council Bluffs, IA
1101 North BroadwayCouncil Bluffs, IA 51503-1513(712) 323-9228

July 2
Breakfast on your own

9:30am - Henry Doorly Zoo
Omaha, NEhttp://www.omahazoo.com/

12pm Lunch – Bagged lunches or eat at the Durham's TreeTops Restaurant (@ the Zoo)

7pm Dinner – Rick’s Boatyard Café (Business Casual Dress)
345 Riverfront Drive
Omaha, NE 68102
402-345-4545http://www.rickscafeboatyard.com/


July 3
Breakfast on your own

10:30am - Fort Atkinson State Historical Parkhttp://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/parks/guides/parksearch/pdfs/Brochure73.pdf

Lunch – TBD – whatever we are hungry for at the time :D

5:30 Dinner - Justin Pekny Home (Casual Dress)
21281 Goode Ave
Glenwood, IA 51534712-527-9795 or 402-689-3262

July 4

FREE DAY

This post is in honor of Robert Zobel Sr.'s 100th birthday. He was born June 20, 1910 and died April 5, 1991 at the age of 80.

ATTENTION!!

Please be sure to scroll to see all the new photos added to the blog! Also, a Poll was added to the left hand side to ensure we have a fun, relaxing filled weekend. Please encourage others to sign up as a "Follower" You can't post unless they have signed up so please help your family members get involved. It might be easier for them to just signup with a Google account during the process instead of trying to enroll with their current address.

Bob's Genealogy Trivia

Everyone knows their parents, grand parents, aunts, uncles, nephews and nieces. But do you know which of our relatives have a:
1st Cousin

1st Cousin 1x removed

2nd Cousin

2nd Cousin 1x removed

3rd Cousin

Grand aunt

Great grand aunt

Great grandmother

Grand Uncle

Step grandmother

Hopefully all of these relatives will be at the family reunion in July. If you guess correctly, you will know how you are related to everyone there.

53 More Days to Go.......Are You Ready?

Just wanted to see if anyone had any questions or additional ideas for the reunion. Shirley is visiting Shar and Marvin till the 18th. Those young and crazy girls are running all over Council Bluffs buying up deals and taking in the awesome spring weather. Marvin has been torturing his new nurses, each day whipping them into shape. Buddy spends most of his time laying on his back sleep, waiting for the next belly rub. Sidney is very busy with foreclosures and Colorado Rockies games. Shar recently changed jobs, she is a Audiologists at the Physician's clinic - she is very happy there.

Reese will be graduating K and starting his horse showing season with Hidee in 3 weeks. Cole is playing soccer and loves to brush, love and play with his new pony Diva. Justin is wrapping up turkey hunting and Melisia moved to a new position in Marketing.

I wish I could provide more updates on everyone but.......I haven't heard from you. PLEASE post!!! :-D

Shirley's Memories

When "Robbi" was very young his Grandpa Zobel was taking care of him one day, when we all got home they were walking down the street and Robbi had two legs in one pant leg. Poor little kid was walking ninety miles an hour to keep up with Grandpa.

When Robbi and Richard were visiting one time we took the boys cotttontail rabbit hunting and Uncle Sterling showed the boys how to clean a rabbit without taking the skin off.

One time we had a family reunion at Mahoney State Park. Sterling said,"I'll clean all the fish you can catch." Well that day the fish were biting on anything even just a hook, finally after about 125 fish he said,"Stop no more!" We ate all the fish!!!

One time when Shar was 9 months pregnant she caught the biggest blue gill fish (one old man said hed fished there for sixty years and had never seen one that big) Lake Manawa.

Justin was with us for a few days while his folks were at a meeting. We drove out to the pasture and Sterling ask him if he'd like to drive ----he was thrilled.

I met Darren at the airport when he was very young maybe 5-6 and he stayed with us for a few days ----we played cards.

Justin visited us when he was perhaps ten or 11 years old and we went bowling. He was so young a girl in the next lane was bowling in a thong and he didn't pay any attention to her.


We probably all remember the time Bob lost the keys to his new Cadillac in the ocean and he had to call his neighbor back home to send the second set of keys.

Only 79 Days Until the Reunion!!!

The grass is green, the trees are budding and Spring is finally here. I wanted to post a few updates on our family members:

Darren and Dani are busy planning their wedding

Clark and Jennifer had an amazing time on a mission trip in Philly

Shar is enjoying retirement by working full time :-D

Cole got a new pony named Diva

Marvin and Buddy are enjoying bird and squirrel watching and morning coffee with friends

Sid and Shirley just returned from a trip to see Mt.Rushmore

Justin and Melisia are preparing for a new camper and a trip to Las Vegas

Please feel free to post additional updates!!!