Family is a gift that lasts forever...

 Andrea, Jordan and Ashley have to leave us.

YOU SHALL NOT PASS...

 Grandkids birthday party...

piñata takes a nose dive!

 Boys...

 will be..

Boys...

( a sampling of swings)

Emily up to bat... G.pa lives

in fear ;)

no task is too hard for Hailey...

(potato under the chin)

 Healthy lunch by G.ma (hah)

Oliver is happy!!

From Tall to Small- our eleven grandchildren...

super large cupcake for dessert (yum)

all good things must come to an end!

Luckily it is with ice cream!

Thanks for coming... so happy to share 

this time with you. Now let's stay connected

and we'll look forward to our next reunion!

xoxoxoxo

TOGETHER... We make a FAMILY...

 This is our family in it's natural state ;)

our eleven grandchildren!

There are no words to describe this scene!

(click on picture to enlarge)

 Beautiful water fall with butterfly's

 The three Amigo's... 

a favorite spot :)

 Audrey, Dan and family - paddle boat time

Jordan- paddle boarding on 

Diamond Lake!

cousins Harrison and Evie...

Emily and Hailey :)

 The Dudes...

Donna and Carola with a 

favorite passenger...

Not to be forgotten ;)

 oh snap...

  Talent and Skit Night 

(Crossen Family singing)

Harrison performs magic tricks...

It's a wrap for this post!

(sorry no picture of Andrea burping

the alphabet or Phil with his story)

Comments welcome :)

Family Reunion 2018.... Days 1 and 2...

Here we are at Union Creek in Prospect, OR.

Ready for our 1st hike- what a motley crew!

 Games were afloat...

 Thompson teams getting ready :)

 Get your game face on...

oh pie!

 who thought of this? Andrea ?

this is really cheesy ;)

 our 2nd day.. love our grandkids

Crater Lake- beautiful place

Loving the moment...

 Can't get enough of these cuties!!

Katie & Oliver...

 Cousins galore!!

The Wise Men have spoken

to be continued....

When a child is born, so are grandmothers...

Our newest grandchild-

Lily- #11 

(born the latter part of June)

Big Sisters are always a help...

G.ma gets the privilege of the 1st bath!

4th of July breakfast :)

Fun July 4th parade in the 

neighborhood....

Our cute NC Junior Rangers at

the zoo...

Katie knows which animal her

Grammie likes...

What a cute 2 year old- born on

G.ma Wampler's b-day (July 9th)

From California to North Carolina-

this Grandma is busy...

we have such adorable grandchildren!