Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Family Reunion Activities 2010

It was time for my sister and her family's annual trek to the land of their birth!








We got a new tent that would hold all 6 of us (the last time we tent camped, Sarah was about Andrew's age!)









It has 3 rooms















The girls' room










The boys' room













Mom & Dad's room











We were the only ones to camp at my parents' house this year. My older sister stayed at a nearby campground.


On June 20th, we had a big family gathering to celebrate 6 birthdays, plus Father's Day.






Here are Grandpa & Grandma with 17 of their 19 grandkids (1 is in Heaven and 1 wasn't born for 2 weeks!)











Here is the whole crew!

We color coded the families to make it easier to see who went with who!















Making a shirt for Grandpa























Andrew and Peter having lunch


















playing




















Getting ready for gifts

















It was Peter's 1st birthday





























The summer girls opening gifts
























































Emily with cousin Marissa.



















Watching the gift opening











My younger sister bought a set of plastic pillars and made a princess cake for the girls' birthdays.



















Sarah with the cake















Peter with his cake














blowing out the candles















me













Andrew was ready for a nap!











Of course we had bonfires and s'mores!

























































































That was good!











While my sister and crew were here, we also had a picnic/reunion for my Mom's side of the family




Andrew liked my grandparents' dog!































Emily was telling them about the Daddy Long Legs spider that was under the bench

























The Dempsey guys by the river















Playing on the playground











































Everyone that was there













My Grandpa & Grandma and 3 of their 4 girls (1 lives in Wisconsin and couldn't be there)













Joshua found an egg






























more discoveries!

















Andrew about to stand up



























visiting












nap time!














When we got home, this was on the house
















On the 3rd night, thunderstorms were forecast, so we decided to sleep in my parents' basement. There ended up being a tornado warning.

It's kind of hard to see, but the rain gauge was almost filled to the top (2") It actually was tipped a little, so it could have overflowed, also.



















We found this praying mantis on our bumper.
















We went to the campground to swim with my sister's family













Emily making sand castles















Dan swimming with the nieces and nephews













It was Andrew's first trip to the beach














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