The matriarch (Fannie) and patriarch (Dwight) of the family
Each fall the Dwight Heatwole family gathers to enjoy a day together. Rich and Marj planned the reunion this year and it was at Jim and Kendra Landis’ lovely, park-like homestead at the end of a steep, windy, one mile gravel road near the top of Second Mountain near Hinton, VA. Jim and Kendra are welcoming, gracious hosts and they have plenty to keep young and older children well entertained; zip-line, sandbox, trails to hike, rocky mountain creek, woods, shooting range, trampoline, and for the “oldish” gang a peaceful, shady, picnic area with a pit fire for just sitting, visiting and eating.
Here are a few pictures from our day.
Cousins Kendra, Jill and Karmen
Melanie and Marj
Krista, Maude and Evelyn
Heidi
Micah
Jake and Melanie
Micah, Krista and Maude
Rhonda
Calvin
Eileen and Crystal
Ed, Obe and Gene
Heidi and Rhonda
Rich and Phil
Eric and Jim
Bringing granddaddy a lazy boy chair to sit in.
Now that is special treatment!
The guys looking at Tractor Mac who had a little runaway accident several weeks ago. It went for a spin down the hill by itself and crashed into a very rocky creek and then caught fire. Jim is rebuilding it. Kendra’s blog tells the story… Tractor Mac Goes Solo.
Tractor Mac is in the tractor hospital!
Grandmother, Ev and Marj
Lincoln getting some help with the zip-line harness.
Kendra has the prettiest flowers on her deck.
The next several pictures are of the other special fun event of the day-shooting skeets.
It was a fun day, enjoyed by all.
Don and Betty Said:
on September 13, 2019 at 1:02 pm
Thanks for the pictures, brings back memories of 50 & 60 years ago!
Rosann Wise Said:
on October 18, 2019 at 7:56 pm
Hi There, I happened to find your family chronicles doing a search for the Hutwohl (Heatwole) family. It’s so cool to know the Heatwole family is still in the Hinton area. My great grandmother-Octavia Heatwole married William Wise, and they lived in the area. My grandparents moved back there in the 1950s and I used to visit there as a kid.