Hays Gang
We got the gang back together again yesterday for a little face-to-face catching up. The five surviving Hays siblings are successful in gathering all in one place every 18 months or so, and we try to capture photographic evidence that it truly happened. This time, we met at Elliott’s house in Richfield, which is mostly central to our distribution of homes to the north, south, and east of there.
It’s mind-boggling to fathom how much life experience has occurred since the time when we would have all lived under the same roof. It would have been in the farmhouse at Intervale Ranch on the border of Eden Prairie and Edina.
At a gathering we achieved in January of 2020, one of our group shots included what has become a meme where Elliott turns his back to the camera. Somewhere, I know there is a shot where he did that at the house Cyndie and I owned in Eden Prairie, but Cyndie’s quick search found this one from 2020:
Here is how we looked yesterday…
It makes us laugh every time.
I LOVE my siblings!
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I love your siblings, too! 🥰
lizshatek
February 16, 2025 at 7:30 pm
That’s fair, though your opinion is a little biased. ❤️
johnwhays
February 17, 2025 at 11:05 am
I love all your Siblings also and I think the pictures are wonderful
Mom Marie
Anonymous
February 18, 2025 at 3:39 pm
Thank you!
johnwhays
February 18, 2025 at 3:43 pm
i love’em too! Can’t imagine life as a single child…
Anonymous
February 16, 2025 at 7:22 pm
🙂
johnwhays
February 17, 2025 at 11:03 am
I love you siblings, too! How wonderful to see you all together!
Anonymous
February 16, 2025 at 7:08 pm
Each occasion is truly special!
johnwhays
February 17, 2025 at 11:02 am
This is a feel good post, John. Just love the way you all love and respect one another. I’d say, it’s a version of family I wish I had…but it warms my heart to know that it’s possible!!
Sweet Blessings!
lorriebowden
February 16, 2025 at 3:43 pm
Thanks, Lorrie!
johnwhays
February 17, 2025 at 11:02 am
I am an only child with no family. 😦
Emily Pratt Slatin 🏳️🌈
February 16, 2025 at 11:39 am
It is definitely a different life experience.
johnwhays
February 16, 2025 at 11:41 am