Gift Of Today

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Fisherman's Bend, OR

We just got back from our first family camping trip. We were the rookies of the group--12 adults and 13 kids under ten.
Here is what packing for 2 nights looks like :-)

All the kids brought either their bike and or their scooters and spent hours going around and around the camp loop.

Morgan helped Wayne and I put up our tent...which actually the five of us fit in with a little room to spare.

Max and Cole had a lot of fun tending to the fire.

Aunt Jill fixing lunch for the crew.

The weather could not have been more perfect. The Santiam River is just steps away from the campsite and we all spent most of the afternoon there.

Ava & Emily

Max & Uncle Jim and either Cole or Carsten???

The Dad's on "river duty"

Helen & Morgan

The whole crew gearing up for smores.

All 13 munchkins--cousins, sisters, brothers, old friends and new friends, and even 3 sets of twins--all of them were really good well-behaved campers!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

If you grew up in the 80's today was a sad day

Back in the "Billie Jean, Beat It, Thriller" days I loved Michael Jackson. I had his pictures all over my bedroom walls, I had a sequined glove necklace, I taped every time he was on tv and watched it over and over, and I tried to memorize the dance in the Thriller video.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

A Nice Summer Day

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

So now that the girls are done with their sports....it's Wayne's turn. He is playing on his work's softball team. He got a couple good hits tonight and played 3rd base really well.

The picture below is from 8pm tonight. Wayne wanted to put his legs in the pool and cool them down because he is already stiff from the game. Next thing I know he has the kids, with all their clothes on, floating around with him. The joys of the summer schedule or lack there of.