Potawatomi Family Reunion!

 This weekend falling right after our busiest vacation was a test of endurance, but we made it on the other side more blessed than when it began. My people's (Citizen Potawatomi Nation) family reunion/pow wow was this weekend in Shawnee, OK. Our family was one of the honored families this year. 

I also had the privilege of receiving my Potawatomi name this morning from Eva Marie Carney, in ceremony, surrounded by my husband Steven Kitchens , dad Jeff Jones, sister Kelsey Ratcliff, brother Gary Jones, and niece Zoë Jones. I'm officially Bojkwansikwe or Dragonfly woman. This is something I've desired for a very long time. 

Now I need to try to catch up on rest before I head back to work tomorrow.

Mini-golf

 Grateful for indoor options because this heat is not our jam. Tonight was mini golf.

Thrifting and Aquarium!

 

More vacation!

 Branson Landing and such.

Found the coolest store. Ironically the same store has a line of products named Hestan. While it wasn't spelled the same Heston found the humor. Ridlee wasn't feeling this heat. I don't blame her. We decided to go to the indoor water park where she rode so many large slides with no fear. The bigs decided to play poker later while I did some homework and solved rubic cubes. I'm beat.