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Family Weekend 2014 – Leavenworth

Posted by Carolyn on September 3, 2014 Leave a Comment

aIMG_3587Every year my parents get all of their kids together for a weekend of family fun.  I should say that it’s rare to get all the kids together, but we do the best we can.  There have been a couple years when we were all there.  We have had weekends at the beach, in Eugene, in Portland, in Hood River, in Umpqua.  Only Jen and her family have been to every single family weekend.  But, I digress…

aIMG_3241This year we all met up near Leavenworth for an August weekend.  It was a wonderful weekend.  One of the best.  It is definitely the best location so far!  We all fit in the house and the house had great things for everyone.

aIMG_3169Awesome toys right outside the house for the kids.

aIMG_3345A huge table for whiskey taste testing.

aIMG_3280And crafting with Grams.

aIMG_3460A river with a little pool for playing.

aIMG_3386Roads and paths for exploring.

aIMG_3429A patio with enough seats for everyone.

aIMG_3470A hot tub for playing (and relaxing after the kids were in bed).

aIMG_3505aIMG_3575 (2)We had eighteen of our twenty-four family members – eight of the ten cousins.  Isn’t that crazy?  Ten kids under 8!

We missed Dan, Nina, Ben, Devon, John, and Liam (and Chumley!)!  But were happy to have the time together.

My mom (as usual) organized some fun things for everyone.  She had the kids figure out how old and tall all the adults were.  She asked them a bunch of great questions.  We learned that Alma likes to “Um, play” and that she wants to be a cheetah.  After the kids were in bed, all the women toasted their men, and we got to remember some of the other funny things we had done on past family weekends.

It was a beautiful time with some of my most favorite people in the world!

 

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Posted in: gave thanks., learned., nature, parented., travel | Tagged: cousins, family, family weekend

Dinner

Posted by Carolyn on August 27, 2014 Leave a Comment

We got to go to dinner at my aunt Nancy’s house with Nancy, my other cousin Mallory, and her fiance, Mike.

aIMG_2892Alma and Hattie had so much fun playing in Nancy’s pool, running on her ‘mountain’ with Mallory, and eating a yummy dinner.

aIMG_2878I didn’t realize it, but Alma’s dress matching Nancy’s, and Hattie’s outfit matches Mallory’s.  How cute!

aIMG_2895I loved catching up with my sweet aunt and cousin.  I am so lucky to have such a generous extended family.

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Posted in: learned., travel | Tagged: cousins, family, kids, Parenting, photography, play, vacation

First Stop – Huntington Beach

Posted by Carolyn on August 26, 2014 Leave a Comment

aIMG_2833Our first stop on our California Adventure was Huntington Beach to visit with my cousins and aunt.  We are so lucky that we have such fun, generous, funny, and wonderful family in such a beautiful town.  We got in pretty late on Friday, and my cousin Michael, his wife Michelle, and their daughter Avalon had pizza and salad waiting for us.  It was nice to have such a sweet welcome after our day of travel.

aIMG_2791Alma got right to work playing in Avalon’s amazing playroom.  I think she felt right at home, and Avalon did an amazing job sharing all her toys and helping Alma figure out how to use them.  It was great to see the second-cousins getting along right away.  They are almost exactly a year apart.

aIMG_2814The next morning we went down to the pier to have smoothies and bagels.  The kids got to run around in the grass, then we walked to the end of the pier.  It was a cloudy, warm, humid day.  There were lots of surfers to watch from the pier.

aIMG_2821Before we went to California, we had grand plans of going to Disneyland and the San Diego Zoo and a baseball game.  We ended up just hanging around and playing and it was amazing.  We got to relax, catch up, and play.

aIMG_2852It was great seeing the two A’s play together, and I can’t wait until Harriet can run around with them.  She tried… but isn’t quite big enough yet.

aIMG_2855When we were done playing at the pier we went and got our first In-N-Out of the trip.  aIMG_2870

 

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Friday Gratitudes 31 & 32

Posted by Carolyn on August 20, 2014 Leave a Comment

20140801_123249[1] 20140801_163307[1] 20140804_114128[1] 20140809_085809[1] 20140809_194400[1] 20140809_210358[1] 20140810_200826[1] 20140811_145418[1] 20140811_172537[1] 20140812_204843[1]Friday the 1st: Deterings

Saturday the 2nd: Swimming

Sunday the 3rd: Edison

Monday the 4th: Parks

Tuesday the 5th: Dad

Wednesday the 6th: Friends

Thursday the 7th: Parents

Friday the 8th: Vacation

Saturday the 9th: Family

Sunday the 10th: Beach

Monday the 11th: Beach

Tuesday the 12th: Sleep.

Wednesday the 13th: Mom

Thursday the 14th: Pedicures

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If God said, ‘Rumi pay homage to everything that has helped you enter my arms,’ there would not be one experience of my life, not one thought, not one feeling, nor any act, I would not bow to. -Rumi

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