Family Time

Once again, it's been awhile since I've posted. Two weekends ago, we had our annual McDonald/Reust family reunion. Like last year, it was at Grandpa Mike and Grandma Carol's property in Washougal, so it was very convenient for us. We were a little more prepared this year than last with more blankets and such to keep us warm in our tent. What was different from last year was that it was cooler and actually rained Friday night and some rain got into the tent despite having the rain cover on. It didn't bother me until Dale woke up in the middle of the night after realizing his pillow was soaked and went all around the tent trying to soak up puddles with towels and block where it was coming in. Despite the cooler, wetter weather, the kids still spent a good amount of time in the pool and they fished in Grandpa's stocked pond. The fish weren't biting quite like they did last year, but Justin did catch a 19-1/2 incher left over from last year and some smaller ones. Hannah caught a couple including one of the few brown trout in the pond. The others were rainbow. The majority of our time was spent chasing Owen around and making sure he wasn't jumping in a pool or the pond. He was obsessed with the fish and froggies around the pond.




After having a weekend off and a few of us actually feeling a bit under the weather, we are off tomorrow for a week in Sunriver, OR. I am ready for a little relaxation. I'll post about that when we return.