Family Reunion 2011

On our way to Sunriver

Well, Emily went to, and had a blast at, her second Schroeder Family Reunion in Sunriver, OR. We headed out this past Friday and drove to Sunriver to see family and stay at my aunt and uncle's house.

As usual, we all had so much fun! Emily was the only child there this summer as my cousin Cindy and her kids weren't able to make it! You were missed Napier family!

Emily was the happiest when she was attached at the hip to Ella...my aunt and uncle's Golden Retriever! You all know how IN LOVE Emily is with dogs...this was taken to a whole new level this summer!! Emily even turned down going on a pony ride just so she could stay around Ella!

Emily had fun partaking in some firsts this summer! She husked corn, played in a river, ate spare ribs, and attempted to play tether ball all for the first time.

She was not shy around anyone, and seemed to really take to my aunt Pam, (whom she has been around before and is Ella's mom), as well as my cousin Tyler's girlfriend, Susannah.

We all had a fabulous time on Saturday at a private park just for home owners in Sunriver. We were able to be right at the river, had a place to roast hot dogs, play cribbage, play tether ball, play in the water, and some members of the family took off down the river to float, and came out at the other end three hours later.

Sunday was the annual brunch at the Sunriver Lodge. Fun was had by all, and all of our annual pictures were taken!

I even won the annual family Cribbage tournament! YEAH, mommy!

Enjoy all of the photos! There will be many!

Love,
Kathy

Hammock FUN!

Bike riding with Mommy and Ella

Sweet moment together

Fun with Uncle Bruce

Emily loves her Auntie Pam

Ella and Emily at the river

Ella with toy frisbee

Girls having fun!

TOO CUTE!

Thanks for the help Uncle Denny

Grandma, Emily, and Susannah

Boating fun with cousin Tyler

Having a BLAST

Pure JOY!

Sweet Angel Girl

Learning about tether ball

Tyler and Emily

New friend Susannah

Swinging fun with Tyler

First time with RIBS...YUMMY!

Mommy's precious girl!

Grandpa, grandma, uncle Denny, aunt Lei, aunt Pam, and uncle Bruce

Mommy and her girl

Emily and her aunts...Lei, JuJu, and Pam

Schroeder Family Reunion 2011

Swing Set is COMPLETE

Helping Grandpa

Today, Emily and I helped Grandpa go and get the bark chips to complete the swing set! Emily was having the time of her life helping! She got to use her own shovel and rake to help mommy and grandpa! I should say that Grandpa loved every minute of today as well! Emily is really grandpa's girl! She LOVED, LOVED, LOVED riding in the wheelbarrows with or without chips in them! We all had a good time, but I must tell you all, I believe that grandpa and mommy had way more fun watching Emily have her fun! Enjoy all the pictures! I, of course, got it all on video as well!

Love,

Kathy

Having so much fun with Bampa

Such a hard worker

Emily thought this was GREAT fun!

Time to rake out the chips

The final product!

Trip to the Coast

Loving Life!

We had a fabulous time with JuJu, Titi, and Belen at the coast this past weekend! We went last summer and had a blast, so we have all decided to make it an annual trip! We stayed at my uncle Mike and aunt Carol's cabin in Ocean Park, and also had fun in Long Beach. We made it to Ocean Park by about 2:30 on Friday and headed straight to the beach! It was so lovely outside that the girls had a fantastic time in their swimsuits in the sand and water! It is so much fun to watch children play with such abandon in the elements! They could care less about how sandy and wet they get! Marvelous fun! They played in the sand and water for a couple hours, then we headed back to the cabin for showers, dinner, and movies!

Saturday we had a fun time in the morning, and then when we were ready, we headed into Long Beach! We did some shopping, had a yummy lunch, Emily and Mommy rode the carousal, Belen and Titi rode the bumper cars, and Emily and Belen rode the Ladybug cars! After the annual picture in front of the HUGE frying pan, we went back to Ocean Park, got changed, and headed back to the beach! Saturday was still warm but a lot windier. So the three adults had coats on with hoods up, while the girls played in the sand and water again in swimsuits! Ahh...to be a kid!!! Another fun evening was had by all on Saturday night. After a yummy dinner, we had brownies and another movie!
Sunday morning we all packed up and headed out after a nice breakfast. After having lunch in Astoria, we made it home and Emily found her surprise...Grandpa had finished putting up her swing set while we were gone! YIPPEE!!!!
Have fun checking out the pictures. Another post to follow about helping with the bark chips!

Love,
Kathy

Beach Fun!

Pretty Girl!

BEST BUDS

Does it get any better than this??

My sweet Sugarplum!

Time of her life!

Contemplating her next move!

Sweetie

Fun, fun, fun!!!

My angel girl!

Oh...that face

Enjoying a movie after playing at the beach

Mommy and Emily

BFFS

Fun in Long Beach

Just Chillin'

After a long day of playing

All tuckered out after a long day

Solitary moment in the sand