Keith flew in just after breakfast on New Year's Eve. A big family reunion was planned for that night in one of the suites. Since I took over 260 pictures during this long weekend - I'm sifting though them and only posting pictures with our kids in them on this blog and the rest of the pictures will be uploaded to Picasa tonight.
Daniel and Daddy were looking a little tired from the traveling.
At around 3 in the afternoon, other members of the Holloway families started to arrive. Aunt Oida really planted a good one on Daniel.
Joshua enjoyed drawing with his cousins Ashley (above) and Nickolas Hughes.
Daniel made the rounds trying to sit on every one's lap. By now it was already past his bedtime and he was looking for someone to go to sleep on.
Daniel and Grandpa playing.
Daniel and Robbie.
Megan coloring with Jake. Jake and Christina have the most adorable little baby boy, Everett. Everett has some seriously awesome hair for a 7 week old!
Daniel trying to get one of the guys to rub his back.
Nope, no back rub, but a nice little toss in the air! Daniel loved it!
Ron Shank entertaining the kids. Seriously between Ron's patience with Megan and his boys' (Alex and Micheal) patience with our little boys, I'm considering always taking the Shanks with me on vacation. I'll just have to pack plenty of make-up remover for those Aunt Oida kisses that Daniel wears so proudly!
Alex and Daniel playing with the race cars.
Daniel and one of the race cars. The Shanks brought the race cars and were so generous to share them with our kids.
Joshua and Alex playing with the race cars. It is so comforting to know that our boys have such wonderful young men as role models in our family.
I asked Joshua if he enjoyed spending time with Micheal and he said, "yeah, he's silly". That cracked me up.
Megan coloring with Kennedy and Lexy. Megan calls them her new cousins.
Keith, the kids and I were all in bed by around 10pm on New Year's Eve. We were exhausted. However, the party in the suite down the hall rocked on until the wee hours of the morning. The next morning, the decorations were down.
It looked like everyone had a good time. The box of pictures spanning a couple of generations was a huge source of entertainment.
Micheal, Joshua and Alex. Joshua had a wonderful time with his cousins.
The boys and Kyle.
Megan with Kennedy and Lexy. These 3 girls were so cute together! Isn't it fantastic to go on vacation and find instant play-mates?
Not a good-bye picture, but still a nice snuggling with Grandma picture.
Daniel hanging out with Grandpa.
The girls were all eager to sing Happy Birthday, even though they had no idea who they were singing to. The song got to the Happy Birthday, dear... and they went silent. It was a touching moment to sing Happy Birthday to their late Great-Grandpa.
We were given medals to remember the Holloway Family Reunion. 
After a delicious dinner, we all retreated back to the suite to hang out until bedtime.
Megan is seriously the most beautiful little person I've ever seen. I realize I might be partial.
The top of the mountain is very uneven. Megan kept tripping on the surface. 
It was chilly and windy, but so well worth it! The view from the top was fantastic. The clear skies made for great visibility.
We took the sky rail back down the side of the mountain. It was a welcome shield from the wind and gave another spectacular view of the carving on the side of the mountain. 
Later that day, Daniel fell asleep on Daddy's lap while watching football, so I brought him down to our room for a nap in the big bed.
Joshua enjoyed drawing with his cousins Ashley (above) and Nickolas Hughes.
Daniel made the rounds trying to sit on every one's lap. By now it was already past his bedtime and he was looking for someone to go to sleep on.
Daniel and Grandpa playing.
Daniel and Robbie.
Megan coloring with Jake. Jake and Christina have the most adorable little baby boy, Everett. Everett has some seriously awesome hair for a 7 week old!
Daniel trying to get one of the guys to rub his back. 
Nope, no back rub, but a nice little toss in the air! Daniel loved it!
Ron Shank entertaining the kids. Seriously between Ron's patience with Megan and his boys' (Alex and Micheal) patience with our little boys, I'm considering always taking the Shanks with me on vacation. I'll just have to pack plenty of make-up remover for those Aunt Oida kisses that Daniel wears so proudly! 
Alex and Daniel playing with the race cars. 
Daniel and one of the race cars. The Shanks brought the race cars and were so generous to share them with our kids. 
Joshua and Alex playing with the race cars. It is so comforting to know that our boys have such wonderful young men as role models in our family.
I asked Joshua if he enjoyed spending time with Micheal and he said, "yeah, he's silly". That cracked me up. 
The resort was really beautiful and spacious. There were plenty of walking trails outside to take the kids exploring. Most of these pictures were taken on our first day out walking, since it was warm in the 60's. That Tuesday was our only warm clear day. 
The kids were watching kayakers in the water. Maybe we'll attempt that on our next visit.
There is a carving inside the resort that is a scaled down replica of the carving on the side of Stone Mountain. 
The resort lobby is very cozy. During the family reunion, we took a huge group picture in front of the fireplace. 
The view from our porch.
It's about an 8 hour drive because of all the stopping for potty breaks and snacks. The kids did pretty good on the way there and on the way back.
