Prior to Lake Chelan we were camping and prior to that we were in Sunriver Oregon with the McGregor clan. It has certainly been a summer of fun and it has really just started. I felt that I missed last summer so we are making up for it in spades.
The Corvalis Crew joined us as they are also family.
Elizabeth spent weeks talking about meeting up with her cousin Kathryn. I was careful to give Kathryn her space but she was really a gamer. Kathryn is the sort of kid that is always on the go that is until she crashes. She was happy to come along on any of our outings and so patient with Elizabeth.
The shock to the system was James. He is now a teenager and it is wild. Basically just makes me feel old.
There were bike trails galore and we were out on them constantly. Elizabeth can now sort of ride. She will ride if Jeff is running alongside of her which has gotten old for Jeff but keeping him extra fit. We are hopeful that with a couple more camping trips with her bike riding friends she will be taking off.
Forced family fun included a hike a mile into a cave. It was probably not a great idea as it was quite the uneven terrain and it was DARK. There was mostly fun. HA! Dad even announced at the end that he had some second thoughts we we started but decided what the hell. No one can escape the forced fun!
The best part of the trip was the evening dinners. During the day we often all went in separate directions depending on energy levels, interests, kids, etc. Every night though we had a big dinner and just hung out. Per our family tradition we would all share our favorite part of the day and thereby hear what forced fun occurred. One night Elizabeth announced that her favorite part was dinner cause everyone was together. Sigh! She is a keeper.
I hope these cousins stay close through the years! Even though life may bring them apart we have some awesome memories.
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