For the last
15-ish years, my family has gathered every June (that I haven’t been away on a
mission) on the Oregon coast for a family get together. Many years it has
included all 7 of my children and their families. This year I have been
blessed, with permission from my mission president, (I can do my mission work from anywhere with modern technology) to spend 5 days on the
coast in Bandon with my family. Unfortunately, 3 of my children and their families
could not come due to work, school, and other obligations but the other 4 came
to join me for our reunion.
I rented two adjoining (like a duplex) 3 bedroom, 3 bath
vacation homes across the street from the beach. Every day was beach day! We
walked and talked. We made sand castles and hunted for agates and unusual
rocks. We went crabbing. Jim went fishing one day while we built sand castles at the beach. We ate a lot of good
food and laughed and loved and enjoyed each other.
The picture
story I’ll share is in no particular order. Just know that EVERY day was a
special day for us just because we were together.
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| Ashley |
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Cody and Ellie
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| David |
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Deanne and Jeff
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Jim and baby James
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| Rory |
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| Sophie |
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| Katie |
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Dinner at Pastries and Pizza
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| Cousins |
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Bucket fun with the water hose
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Sea stars at low tide
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Fun things to find on the rocks at low tide
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OK! I'm dumb!! Everyone could see the face in Face Rock but me. So Katie told me to hold my head in a certain pose while she took my picture. OH. Now I see the face in the Face Rock. DUH! We do have very similar profiles Miss Face Rock and me
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Circles in the Sand
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Learn more about Circles in the Sand.
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The humidity and wind gave me a distinct hair do. Deanne and Kristin liked to put braids and pony tails in my longer than usual hair.
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Crabs have to be within a certain size to keep them. Here you see Ashley and David assisting Jim in sizing the crabs
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Squid is used for the crabbing bait
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Kids pulling in a basket of crabs
Sophie feeding "LuSEAL"
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Crab dinner
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| One morning we went to Agate Beach in search of agates and unusual
rocks. It was misty/rainy and windy so a bit on the chilly side. I got
to cuddle with Ellie to keep us both warm. |
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Everyone collected buckets of rocks at almost every beach. We had a best of show rock collection contest. Here we see the folks gatherer around assessing the rock collections.
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People were asked to select a few of their best and most favorite rocks. Which collection would you choose?
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We ate our lunch one day at a picnic site. The kids had fun playing on the lawn.
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Ellie picked flowers for Grandma
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Baby James had to show off his sun glasses
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Jeff got flowers in his beard
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Going to the beach was the highlight of our days. We all feel like Rory and want to dance on the beach
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Katie and Jeremy at Coquille Beach
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I love this picture Katie took at Coquille Beach
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While it was only a short 130 steps down the bluff to the beach, it was a LONG 130 steps back up!
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Our beach duplex house rental
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I can't remember what we were laughing at but we had a good time!!
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| Ugly feet made uglier by a sunburn (My poor toes!) Note to self: When applying sunscreen, don't forget your feet | | |
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This has been a most unforgettable 5 days filled with opportunities to make memories to last a life time. My Heavenly Father has blessed me with a wonderful family who are my best friends in the world. Next year I hope that all of my family members will be able to join us.
I love my Savior
I love you my family and friends.
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