Monday, August 30, 2010

Summer Vacation!

I’m not even going to attempt to give a play-by-play of the jam-packed & fun-filled weekend we spent in Oregon for our family reunion (thanks to my super awesome cousin, Angie!), it’s already been exquisitely done by my super thorough sister HERE!  (from start to finish!)

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But some of the most memorable moments, at least in my opinion, were:

The Amazing Race

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My super silly team ;-)

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Some serious competition - just throwing those kids where they need to be!  (some were MINE!)

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Braxton is appalled!  That gold-thirsty team even bought out the maple bars too!

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We got to see some significant (to Guptill’s) sights while we were at it.

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The Beach

an innocent looking posse of cousins

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but only to deceive & torture the little beggars!

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Brynnly, just minutes before being pooped on - revenge me thinks?

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A sweet (albeit filthy) little memorial to the shorebird pariahs.

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Grandma’s Backyard

The GIANT slip ‘n’ slide

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Silly hats.  The Clown Hat, especially!

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Family

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FAMILY

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and MORE family!

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All in the name of celebrating another year of this cute lady – the epitome of Grandma.

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But seriously, I’m skipping A LOT of fun & funny things because Michelle did a much better job of it than I could ever hope to do.

Next Stop:  Yosemite!

2 comments:

Grandma's Cookie Jar said...

Loved the post Julie! It's great to see the different perspectives of the 'awesome' family reunion!You all covered it so well! I think Paula's family should be next up to bat! What do you think? Mom ♥

candice said...

Cute pictures. Looks like you guys had a great time! Love the family photo. :)