Family Reunion Time

"Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present and future."

Judy's photo of Ediz Hook and the log boom with eagle at the end getting ready to go fishing.

Family reunion time can be so much fun.  The family continues to grow.  The old faces begin to look older but the good times and getting together never changes.  Such was the case with this family reunion.

We are so lucky that we do have a beautiful area to meet in each year.  I posted a couple pictures I took the other day of Hurricane Ridge and Ediz Hook.  These are a couple my cousin took.

Hurricane Ridge above the clouds --->

Port Angeles is a great place to meet each and every year.  There is plenty of room for camping, lots of room to mingle and even a meeting area to eat and congregate in and share memories.

< --- First thing on the agenda was getting the hall ready.

Family bulletin board pictures covered the walls and the decorations this year were around red, white and blue.  There was even a tribute to those who had served.

Preparations took a while but the result was quite nice.

There was lots of activity from joining in on karaoke with Larry and Sandi to just gabbing.

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….. to playing the game cube.

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Even a little bit of horseshoes, baseball and some internet for the names of a few historical schools in the area.

We had plenty of fresh, wild salmon to put on the barbecue plus quite a supply of smoked salmon.

It took eight guys to oversee the salmon. I’m sure they solved all the world’s problems while doing so. 

There were many great dishes plus lots of smiles. 

Mike didn't waste any time getting in the food line.  Neither did I.  I figured if I was first they wouldn't run out of fish.  Terry was at the end of the line as you can see.  Of course, he isn't a fish eater.  He headed for the lasagna and ham.

That was Saturday.  Some folks came for the day.  Others stayed for the Sunday breakfast and to help with cleanup.  We could have stayed for a few more days or even the week in Port Angeles.  However, Terry was anxious to head south and see if the backhoe we had ordered a few weeks back had arrived.  So ….. it was on the road again.  However, we are thinking we just may head back for the rodeo in a few weeks.

My cousin had this on his t-shirt. It made me think of Jim ... always fishing and sometimes releasing.

 

 

 

Now it’s on to planning the next family reunion in 2013 which just may have a western theme.

‘Tis life on the road.