We have been looking forward to it for a whole year. It has been three years since we have all been together at the same time.
There was lots to do at Whaler's Rest. Wesley and Sean had to take on Jill in a tennis match. Jill has been playing in a tennis league in Idaho Falls and she and her partner have been beating almost everyone. It was a little different for her to play her two nephews by herself.
Some of us tried out the Frisbee golf course. It was a lot of fun. We played with Jill, Kamber, Chaz, Wesley, and Boe.
Sarah took some of the kids to play miniature golf. It was a fun course and everyone had a good time.
Later, Jenna, JT, Lindee, and Luke found a big banana slug to examine.
We found a really good spot for a family picture on the trail down to the beach. We surprised the kids with tee-shirts--each family with a different color. Travis is blue, Shay is gold, Ryan is orange, Sarah is green, and Jill is red. We had Sue, a good friend of ours who was at the park that week with her husband, Jim, and grandson, Jake, take the pictures for us. She did a really good job!
Here we are with all of our grandkids. What a great group!
Each family did one evening meal during the week and we ate together every night.
We had great meals and, even though we sometimes went separate ways during the day, or just two or three families, we could all meet back together for dinner each evening.
One day we went to visit a lighthouse. It is one that is still used to guide boats.
Most of the gang were with us as we headed to the lighthouse to climb to the top.
Lindee was a little too short to be allowed to climb the stairs so we stayed outside and watched everyone else and the great scenery.
One of the first things we did was go crabbing. We had two crab pots, Shay had a couple of small ones that fit on fishing poles, and we usually rented a couple more.
We sometimes caught more than crabs. Nate and Luke are showing off a starfish that came up with the crabs.
Everyone worked hard at pulling in the crab pots.
Even Marissa was brave enough to hold a crab. We caught enough that everyone who wanted some got to take some back to camp for a treat that afternoon.
We spent time every day in the Family Club House at the park. Here Tyson, JT, and Ryley are playing a game.
Jenna, Kamber, and Emily put on some really good puppet shows for everyone.
Lindee, being the youngest, just hung out playing, mostly by herself.
Boe and Luke spent quite a bit of time working on improving their pool skills.
Nate showed them how to reach those "long ones."
Tyson and Chaz are enjoying some "cousin time" together.
Spencer and Marissa, the oldest of the cousins, were pretty much inseparable except when their families went to different activities. All of our grandkids have at least one cousin who is close to 3 months difference in age, except for Lindee. It was so much fun seeing them play and have fun together. They all got along well and had a good time.
Of course, you can't get the Howards together without a little pinochle playing. Sarah is trying to beat her dad at a game of two-handed pinochle. The adults all got together every night after the kids were settled for the night and closed the clubhouse down playing games.
We had a ping-pong table in our home as the kids were growing up, so they all like to play it. Jill and Travis challenged . . .
. . . Ryan and Shay. I am not sure who won, but it was a wild game!
Most of us spent time at the tide pools at one time or another.
We all found lots of treasures to take home. One of my "treasures" still had a critter inside of it and a week later it was still in my jacket pocket and we kept thinking we had a dead mouse somewhere in our 5th-wheel, until we finally realized where the smell was coming from!
Of course, we spent lots of time on the beach. It was right across the road from the park.
Josh and Nate bury their feet in the sand.
Wesley is showing Mom and Boe his latest "find."
They all had fun building things in the sand and then watching the waves come up and making them disappear. Once in a while they were caught off guard by a surprise wave. What fun to be at the ocean!
Several weeks before our get-together, I became a "Scentsy" consultant. Scentsy is a wickless candle that heats up in warmers and gives off very nice smells. I am going to take it on the road when we get back to traveling. It is a great product and lots of fun. The girls let me practice on them and then I set my display up for the first time at the craft show in the Park the Saturday morning before we left.
We had a great time with our kids and grandkids. I hope we can do it again--maybe in two years. Travis says he wants to go to Cascade or McCall, ID, next time. As I am writing this, Terry and I are camping at Cascade and we have a spot all picked out, so get ready Kids!
We sometimes caught more than crabs. Nate and Luke are showing off a starfish that came up with the crabs.
Everyone worked hard at pulling in the crab pots.
Even Marissa was brave enough to hold a crab. We caught enough that everyone who wanted some got to take some back to camp for a treat that afternoon.
We spent time every day in the Family Club House at the park. Here Tyson, JT, and Ryley are playing a game.
Jenna, Kamber, and Emily put on some really good puppet shows for everyone.
Lindee, being the youngest, just hung out playing, mostly by herself.
Boe and Luke spent quite a bit of time working on improving their pool skills.
Nate showed them how to reach those "long ones."
Tyson and Chaz are enjoying some "cousin time" together.
Spencer and Marissa, the oldest of the cousins, were pretty much inseparable except when their families went to different activities. All of our grandkids have at least one cousin who is close to 3 months difference in age, except for Lindee. It was so much fun seeing them play and have fun together. They all got along well and had a good time.
Of course, you can't get the Howards together without a little pinochle playing. Sarah is trying to beat her dad at a game of two-handed pinochle. The adults all got together every night after the kids were settled for the night and closed the clubhouse down playing games.
We had a ping-pong table in our home as the kids were growing up, so they all like to play it. Jill and Travis challenged . . .
. . . Ryan and Shay. I am not sure who won, but it was a wild game!
Most of us spent time at the tide pools at one time or another.We all found lots of treasures to take home. One of my "treasures" still had a critter inside of it and a week later it was still in my jacket pocket and we kept thinking we had a dead mouse somewhere in our 5th-wheel, until we finally realized where the smell was coming from!
Of course, we spent lots of time on the beach. It was right across the road from the park.
Josh and Nate bury their feet in the sand.
Wesley is showing Mom and Boe his latest "find."
They all had fun building things in the sand and then watching the waves come up and making them disappear. Once in a while they were caught off guard by a surprise wave. What fun to be at the ocean!
Several weeks before our get-together, I became a "Scentsy" consultant. Scentsy is a wickless candle that heats up in warmers and gives off very nice smells. I am going to take it on the road when we get back to traveling. It is a great product and lots of fun. The girls let me practice on them and then I set my display up for the first time at the craft show in the Park the Saturday morning before we left.We had a great time with our kids and grandkids. I hope we can do it again--maybe in two years. Travis says he wants to go to Cascade or McCall, ID, next time. As I am writing this, Terry and I are camping at Cascade and we have a spot all picked out, so get ready Kids!
1 comment:
How fun! I love Scentsy stuff! I love that I can have the smell without the open flame with kids! You'll be awesome at selling it! How fun to have a vacation with all your family! This weekend will be ours, with both my brothers at McCormick! I'm very excited. Plus we get to meet B's girlfriend! See ya soon!
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