Five Generations!!!

I loved our family reunion!! I had a great time with all of our family and to have that many generations all together at the same time, what a blessing. I hope that everyone else enjoyed their time together. I hope that you enjoy a few pictures from the reunion. It will be fun to get the picture CD. Thanks in advance, Emily.

Some of our family went out on our inflatable raft and paddled around Spring Lake where we spent the better part of the Saturday of the reunion. As you can see the geese were not intimidated by the kids or the boat.
Other family members swam or rented peddle boats they used for an hour.









I loved our talent show. The talents of this family far exceeded my expectations. It was absolutely wonderful. Thank you all for sharing. When I have pictures of some of the performances, I will put them here too.

A few of us who were still here on Tuesday went up to the resort where the Texas family stayed to spend their last evening here with them. We had a fabulous dinner of BBQ pork rib steaks, watermelon & cantaloupe, Broccoli Salad, Chips, and Soda. We had ice cream for dessert. Christy did the BBQing and it was delicious!! It was really hot so some of us took advantage of the swimming pool and spa. Then some of us played the “Rock Band” video game complete with drums, guitars, and vocals. Richard and I had a great time watching everyone but forgot to take pictures. Darn that would have been good. Then Christy got out her Kareoke (sp?) machine and Emily, Christy and I tried it. It is much harder than it looks. But it was fun. Ari and her son Dustin and Beth’s friend Erika were also there.













The really hot, triple digit weather waited till the reunion was over which was a great blessing for all of us. We had 5 days of it which is unusual for Santa Rosa/ Sonoma County. To escape the heat and avoid cooking, Richard and I went to a movie last Saturday. We saw Indiana Jones and the Crystal skull. We loved it! It was a crazy, unrealistic, fantasy that was humorous, filled with action and suspense, and highly entertaining. Then we used our gift card and enjoyed a meal at Olive Garden. It was a great day!

This week is back to normal and work. Richard got a new crown in his mouth yesterday, and we’ve been breathing in ashes and smoke the last few days from all the fires burning in northern California. The Air is horrible…worse than LA they say. I’m so grateful that all that came after our reunion and not before.