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Family Camping Weekend 2016

Posted by Carolyn on August 3, 2016 Leave a Comment

This year our Family Weekend consisted of 3 nights in tents, countless s’mores, a perfect river, campfires, fairy houses, one head injury, games, biographies by Grams, 10 kids under 10, 10 adults over 30, a surprisingly pleasant vault toilet, one Trump pinata, a beautiful forest, nice weather, fun, and, of course, family.

The kids spent so much time moving rocks and sticks around in this area.  They worked so well together building fairy houses and houses for all of the action figures. 

The Wind River was perfect for us.  We had a great beach right next to our campsite, with lots of big rocks in the shallow, warm river. We all worked together to reroute the river to create waterfalls and a wading pool for the little ones.

We spent lots of time cooking, eating, talking, and singing around the campfire.

One of the highlights was the pinata.  Each family was asked to bring some sort of entertainment.

Of course, the kids had a wonderful time with their cousins.

And I always love when I get to spend so much time with this handsome man.

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Posted in: gave thanks., gratitude, nature, parented., travel | Tagged: camping, family weekend, washington

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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