What Is The Most Memorable Experience In My Family Essay

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The most memorable experiences I go through are spent with my loving family. I have one brother, one sister, and a brother-n-law. Of course I also have my supportive mom and my determined father. Growing up I learned that my family isn’t the typical family, but that definitely showed me that we know how to make life more exciting. Holidays are our annual get togethers where something exciting is bound to happen. Fun moments always pop up out of nowhere. Last easter my family on my mom 's side were all at my grandma 's, and all of a sudden my cousin surprise attack my other five cousins and I with water balloons. These aren’t just your average water balloons, these water balloons were as big as my head! We were drenched from head to toe. My shoes were so soaked it made it feel like every step I took was stepping on a sponge. The …show more content…
One holiday that is always filled with exciting moments is Christmas. My family gets together on Christmas Eve and we exchange gifts with my cousins. This last Christmas all the kids got different board games and we spent the day playing clue, sorry, apples to apples, likewise, and more. My family is very competitive and we like to win. I am a very competitive person as well but I also like to see my little cousins win and how excited they get when they beat all the big kids. Another holiday that is full of excitement is the Fourth of July. I love Christmas just as much as everyone else, but nothing beats the thrill of watching fireworks on the Fourth of July. When I was a kids we use to drive out to this cabin my grandparents own and we would spend the weekend there. They had the best fireworks there. One year on Fourth of July we spent the day fishing, building sandcastles,

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