"Scenery is beautiful, wish you were here." So goes the typical postcard sent from a fabulous vacation. It was true of the vacation we just completed. Twenty-seven cousins and spouses from ten states gathered in Minnesota for a once-every-four-years reunion, and we had a blast! ("Wish you were here" to all the cousins who could not make it this time. Hope to see you all at the next one.)
Interlachen Lodge in Alexandria, Minnesota, on Lake Le Homme Dieu
our room, lakeside view
Cousin Nancy sang a solo at the Sunday morning church service.. beautiful! My sister cried.
went for boat rides and swam
played with our chicken...
...it's a long story
my uncle, age 90 and aunt, mid-80's. you'd never guess!
my immediate family; one BIL was not around for the picture
we chatted
and chatted
had a short memorial service for six of us who passed away since our last reunion
ate a lot of delicious food
took turns cooking
went to a Beetles baseball game
they won!
demonstrated our maturity levels
attended a play
wow! a full moon!
must we really leave? what a fabulous time we had!
Looking forward to 2014!
6 comments:
Great photos Carol. I keep getting a little icon that says mean things to me on the photos!
Are you aware of it? It looks like a security thing.
I loved the maturity of your family!
It says you all had a great time!
So lovely. Thanks for all the photos! Glad you had a great time and are fully embracing the summer!
I am in awe of a family that likes each other enough to go on vacation together! You are so lucky! Wish I could be there, indeed.
What a fun family vacation! Thanks so much for sharing. It's still really quiet at my house and in a few hours all my family (kids) and their spouses--those who are married and the grandkids will descend on our yard for a mini vacation. I'll post some pictures on my blog!
Sounds and looks like you have a wonderful time!
Gosh, I wish I were there too...! It looks like a wonderful spot, and a wonderful time. :-)
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