Family Reunion at the Beach

Our family isn't always consistent with family reunions, but we try our best. This summer we were able to pull one off and went to Newport, OR and almost everyone was able to attend. We camped at South Beach State Park from Thursday till Sunday. Family camping trips are the best, especially when the Madden family joins us and our group gets even bigger. We love it!

The food was just about as good as the company! It felt like we ate and ate and ate. Thanks to Groupon, we were all able to go to the Oregon Aquarium for dirt cheap! The kids had a great time there. Another afternoon a lot of us went to the OHSU Marine Science Center which was a smaller version of the aquarium, only FREE. Playing at the beach was fun too. Dan's family, and Mark, rented surf boards and also did some skim boarding. The weather was beautiful, windy, but beautiful. Tanner, Megan and Erynn all brought their guitars and had a jam session and brought music to the campground. All of our camp sites opened up to a large field and everyday there was either a game of football, frisbee, or baseball; or a combination of all three at the same time, young and old. I enjoyed my early morning runs on the beach with Marie and Megan.

Family is definitely a blessing! I am grateful to belong to two really good families, mine and Spencer's. I cherish these memories of when we all get together!