We had a great long weekend last week at the Smith Family Reunion. We met up in Bend, OR Wednesday to Sunday. There was a total of 68 people so it was a lot of fun with all the cousins and little ones running around. Each night a family was in charge of an activity so Wednesday night we all got together for field games and cupcakes......water balloon toss, potato sack races, and the craziest bowling game I have ever seen. Thursday we went on the steep hike up Smith Rock. Most everyone made it to the top with the exception of Calvin, Grandma, and Pappa and a few other that decided to go rock climbing instead of hiking. That evening we got together for stories of Grandma and Grandpa Smith. Friday we all went to the lake. We rented a waverunner and the other families rented a boat plus another waverunner. We finally got Calvin to come with me and Eric for a ride and he was loving it. That is until Eric turned it around too slow (worrying about Calvin) and ended up flipping it over. As a mother I was freaking out a little bit...Calvin doesn't like the water much, especially in his face. Luckily he managed to close his mouth and I pushed him up out of the water as hard as I could before I surfaced. Thank heavens for life-vests!!!!! There is no way I could have found him if he wasn't wearing one and I was holding on to him as I fell in too! That night we had family pictures taken and Calvin had a lot of fun painting a cute frame for our picture. Saturday was a relaxing day at the pool for me and the boys while Eric played golf with the guys, then we had a fun game of kick ball with everybody. That night we watched a slide show of the weeks events and said our long goodbyes. Overall it was a great little vacation!
Savannah and Wilson...she wouldn't leave him alone the entire trip. Always wanting to play but mostly poked his eyes :) Cousins......
Calvin with his telescope!
Wilson fell asleep on our long hike.
We made it to the top of Smith Rock!
So did Nathan, Joelle and Savannah
Here is the entire Smith crew before the hike....wow there were a lot of people.
At the lake after the waverunner accident......Calvin was happy again once on dry land and of course licorice helps too!
It was a long day....
Calvin and a sort of cousin Samantha trying to paddle the boat.
Calvin mostly wanted to play in the sand the entire day. Look at the cheesy smile :)
Grandma, Savannah, and Eric
Savannah's model pose.
Here's the lake with the waverunner in the background.
Joelle and Savannah after a yummy dinner of chicken alfredo....YUMMMY!
Savannah and Daddy (Nathan)
The proud grandparents with most of their grandkids....Easton and Jamis are missing.
The great house we rented. Whenever we get back from a fun vacation Eric and I always want to buy a house there and this was no exception. We would love to buy a rental place at Eagle Crest hopefully someday we can but until then we will just have to rent!
