Karla+nelson+family+reunion New! Today

What started as a one-day potluck has evolved into a structured but flexible weekend ritual. The transformation didn't happen overnight. It was the result of Karla’s meticulous record-keeping and her innate ability to make every single person—by blood or by marriage—feel like a VIP.

🎉 The Wait is Over! Karla + Nelson Family Reunion 🎉 karla+nelson+family+reunion

Someone hands Karla a glass of white wine. She looks out over the pavilion, at the massive quilt flapping in the breeze, at the leftover sloppy joes, at the smiling faces in red, blue, green, and yellow nametags. What started as a one-day potluck has evolved