Family Reunion

Well, home now and exhausted! It was a wonderful reunion. We really missed those who weren't there to share the time with us. Jay, Ryan, Samantha and Katrina were all missing and very missed! We love them all and hope that they will be able to join us next year. That is the wonderful thing about our reunion, they know when it will be next year and we hope they can plan ahead for it. Sometimes it doesn't work out though for what ever the reason and those who can't make it are missed and mentioned. I don't know how many times my family mentioned how much Jay would have loved the place he chose. Mt. Hood Village Resort was a good choice. Jay had decided on this with his number one priority moderation of temperature. He was right on. It was lovely. Quite cool in the mornings in the camp area where we were based, warmer out by the cabins and perfect for hikes and biking and other activites! We got to meet Jessica's husband and he seemed undaunted by the crazy Perry clan. We celebrated Michelle's birthday as usual, she turned 14 this year.
I came up with a new twist for next year. Barb, Annette, Cheryl, Julie and myself are going to "do a spa weekend" next year. The weekend before reunion we are going to a nearby spa and hang out, charging up our batteries for the reunion festivities! I noticed that it is hard for us to get down time with all of our children and families around....so voila! Evolution!
Grandpa and Barb won the BBQ cookoff this year. It was EXTREMELY close counts and fabulous food. (We got to have Jennifer's pulled pork for lunch yesterday...yummm!)
David and Cheryl were chosen to recieve the "good attitude" (sorry I don't remember the official name it was created to honor the attitude that Kristine Perry used to bring to camp) trophy...Congratulations to them!
It took us over 6 hours to get home yesterday. We had to make one stop in Portland that was about an hour. Traffic was incredible! It is good to be home. Today I get to clean the motorhome and get it ready for next weekend.