Family Time at the Oregon Coast

Fun Photos...

Rachel

Isaac & cousin Christopher

Flip-flops and footprints . . .

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Take a sweet, grandfatherly man like this . . .

. . . add an arsenal of water guns

an UN-limited water supply . . .
a little revenge (just kidding, Jeremy!)
. . . and what do you end up with?



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Gangsta Grandpa, that's what!



Why can't I get her to pose like Rachel can? She just runs from me when I have a camera . . .


Me, just chillin, watching the kids (and Grandpa!) play

Seriously, he needs that thing surgically implanted (and he WON't use a Blue tooth thingy)

The clouds didn't come out until we were ready to leave - and that's a miracle, at the Oregon coast

Time to sample a little cheese at the Tillamook Cheese Factory
(really what we did was pig out on the delicious ice cream)


More Random Photos

Bare Beach Toes. . .

More beautiful and interesting things . . .

I'm Glad That I Live in This Beautiful World . . .

. . . . Heavenly Father Created For Me!


I am in awe of God's beauty

and I think that the talent and ability that Rachel has in capturing that beauty is awesome, too.

These are a few pictures from our trip to the Oregon Coast

More to come!

A Grand 50th Anniversary Reunion!

My mom and dad, the two who started it all . . .
We kicked off the reunion with a picnic at the park where we spent some time growing up as kids

My Family

(thanks, Melissa, for the photo that I failed to take)

Bright and early the next morning, we took a series of family photos

These are the fun photos that we took of one another, since I have not gotten any photos from the photographer, yet . . . Grandbabies

Rachel and I . . .

Tanner in the tree

Check out Tom's grip!

Me and my girls

My Aunt Mary Ann . . .

My sister-in-law, Chris

The boys . . .

Later that afternoon, my Aunt Mary Ann, Rachel, a couple other ladies and I arranged flowers for the anniversary party, to put on the food and buffet tables. I wish I had gotten a photo of the food! It was all wonderful!

At The Party

Brian and Lynda

Life-long friends

Goofing around

Jim & Chris

Jason and Elizabeth

My 3 beautiful daughters

Evalie and her Uncle Isaac. . .

. . . they really got into the "swing" of it!

When everyone had danced and eaten enough, we kicked off the Karaoke . . .

Rachel

Noelle and I

My brother Jason

My Brother Jeremy and his kids . . .

Next Installment - Our day at the Beach!

Welcome to the family!

Brooke Rose Carey was born to my son and daughter-in-law Saturday, August 15, at 12:30 pm. She weighed 7 lb, 15 oz, and is 20 1/2 inches long.

I was at the hospital and able to witness the birth. What a wonderful experience!