We had a wonderful Traditional Family Weekend this summer and I thought I would share with you today some of the pictures I gathered together. Click on the first picture to view the gallery…
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- This is our gang before the Weekend…..expressing their excitement while Angleo is thinking they are all bananas!
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- Missouri VanderPuttens sent this picture to us showing their anticipation!
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- I think one of the most enjoyable times of one of these Weekends is the preparation. The exciement in the kids is energizing and puts a smile on my face….all day! 🙂
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- Doing hair in fancy up-do’s or Jane Austen fashion is a lot of fun!
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- I was truly impressed. Johnny hauled his sewing machine over 3 days before the weekend and sewed himself the shirt, the vest and the cravat. He had no pattern and his sewing machine would not feed through so he fed the material through manually! What a great job!
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- It is such a pleasure to see the guys dress up for these functions!
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- Our 15 yr. old daughter, Margy, made most of these vests for the dance.
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- Paul and Francisco Shibler
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- The girls are lovely!
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- Virginia made these outfits….so pretty!
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- One of the favorite dances of the kids is the Virginia Reel. This dance takes about 11 minutes and is very tiring! We did it three times that night! Lots of fun!
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- It was not my plan to become a dance caller. But the cost was inhibitive of getting one in each time – from $250.00 to $800.00. I figured I would try my hand at it. I love to do it and to see the kids have so much fun!
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- Paul Shibler
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- Best buds and brothers-in-law! Mike and Vinnie
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- Erni Garcia and Jessica VanderPutten
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- Best cuz’s Regina, Dominic, Michelle VanderPutten
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- Mike, Jeanette and Agnes….
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- Dapper Dave
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- Patrick from Oklahoma
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- Fran (Vincent’s brother) and Lori are from Missouri and come to take part in the festivities every time! I am grateful for their support!
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- Father VanderPutten was visiting from Nigeria!
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- Mom and daugher. 🙂
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- Our sound and lighting guy, Rob, with his daughter, Laura. These people are fantastic and without them, the Family weekend would be a dud! 🙂
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- The candy and popcorn Lady was very busy!
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- Playing games….
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- Char Harder from Arkansas
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- Olivia Byrne behind the booth. The smiles will sell merchandise! 🙂
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- Don’t ask…. 😀
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- Mom and Daughter….Lori and Michelle VanderPutten
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- Erni and a hitchiker
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- Some people just can’t take the excitement!
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- Talk about not taking the excitement!! They may be peeved at me for posting this one but, hey, what are mother-in-laws for??!! Hehe
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- Margy and niece, Agnes!
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- The Family Weekend is dedicated to Father Walker.
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- Most of these kids are not regular choir members so this was a chance to sharpen their polyphony and gregorian chant skills!
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- We prayed the rosary Saturday afternoon.
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- Praying the rosary.
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- Rosary time.
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- Father Curtis’ conference on the Bishop’s Synod coming up.
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- Father Fongemie gave a conference on Fatherhood and Purity.
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- Father Curtis’ blessing.
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- Margy and Sarah
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- Little Melissa.
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- Best Cuz’s Jacinta and Hannah!
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- Caught in the act….
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- Best cuz’s Jacinta and Gemma!
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- Father VanderPutten and Father Curtis
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- Balloons helped to keep the kids happy and occupied!
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- So did lollies!
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- Devin and Theresa.
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- Gabe Harder…The Harders come from Arkansas and are a great support to the Weekend!
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- Ready for a baby any time now!
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- We had a booth set up where I sold my Maglets and rosaries, etc. and Virginia sold her Kanzashi ribbon flowers.
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- I can imagine that Virginia is telling Little Johnny that he may NOT touch what is on the table….or something of that sort!
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- Vincent just kept blowing up balloons to keep the kids happy!
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- Virginia’s Kanzashi flowers!
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- Lovely, lovely! Everyone was wearing them in their hair! They were a hit!
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- 4th of July Kanzashi Flowers!
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- Haha Good times for Little People!
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- Cuz’s Michelle and Rosie
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- Mom and Daughter…Lori and Regina….beautiful!
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- Very good friends…Rosalie and son, David Gallant
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- First time we met Chad and Karen! Wonderful people!
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- Hillarie and Theresa George….always smiling and bringing smiles to others!
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- Olivia Byrne, Felicity VanderPutten
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- Ricky Riello and Rita Therese
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- Terry & Lisa from Oklahoma
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- Jeanette and Virginia
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- Rosalie from Maine
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- Linda Riello…..dear friends!
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- Johnny Gallant and niece, Agnes!
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- Olivia and Felicity
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- Aunt Margy and Nathaniel
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- Dominic, Regina, Sarah
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- Char and Michelle
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- Trinity from Texas and Melissa
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- Miranda and Hannah
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- Samantha and Gemma
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- Margy, Erni, Rosie
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- Clean up is very important and intense. But with so many hands on deck, the yoke is easy and the burden light!
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- Even Little Emma knows the value of clean-up!
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- Thanks guys! Vince Harder
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- Until next time…..
This looks like so much fun. Where is it held?
Hi Monique, These are held in Rossville, KS which is close to the FSSP parish in Maple Hill, KS and close to Topeka, KS.
Thank you. It’s a little far for us as we are in Canada but perhaps one day.
Congratulations! It looks like it went very well. Have a blest day!
Thank you for sharing these pictures! It keeps the hope burning that maybe one weekend we will be able to join you.
God bless you all!
I hope you can, Charline!
It looks like it was a great time for everyone. I wish I could have made it this year. Thank you for giving us a glimpse of it.
I love it so much when you post pictures of your family. Theresa is looking beautiful and I hope you share the news when her new little one is born! I need to write her…I have a new one of my own to introduce. I am always inspired by Virginia’s sense of femininity, fashion and the amazing amount of things she creates! She’s amazing. Someday perhaps we will make it back to Kansas for one of these.
Love, Emily Alexander Gaddini
Thank you and good to hear from you Emily! Congratulations on your new little one!! I will pass this on to Theresa…we are still waiting for a baby over here! ):
I love all the pretty dresses and accessories 🙂
Thanks for a wonderful weekend Leane! I’m so excited my kids get to grow up going to these! I don’t know if I ever told you, but the first time I met Anthony was at one of these dance weekends back in the Maple Hill gym…lol! Thanks a million!
It is stories like that and people like you, Isabel, that make it all worthwhile! Thank you!