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| The Clan |
It doesn't happen often enough, but when the Clan gets together it is wild times for sure!
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| Badminton, anyone? |
And, we can cram so much fun and laughter into a few short days - love it.
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| #60 already? |
We all gathered at Phil and Danette's lovely home in Pasco, Washington.
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| Mom and Pops decked out! |
Celebration time - Mom and Dad's 60th Wedding Anniversary!
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| The Band |
So, we got all dressed up in our finest 50's attire (Thank You Goodwill).
Plus, cooked up a big batch of Mexican food and margaritas.
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| Gavin and Mom dressed up |
We also hired a local band to entertain us, The Knutzen Brothers.
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| Dance-A-Thon? Yikes! |
They were so much fun and played all of our favorites.
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| Ness and Pops |
That's how you get a party started!
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| Crazy dancing! |
And, of course, we had to do some dancing and singing - oh my.
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| David with a twist! |
Our favorite - dancing a jig to some of the songs from the O'Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack.
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| Lovely Danice and Garrold |
Check out our YouTube
video - we are terrible, but laughed so hard.
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| Groucho's |
We all had a wonderful time and really enjoyed seeing family and friends celebrating together!
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| Goofy Bexs and Pops |
Besides celebrations, we spent a lot of time just visiting.
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| The Warren Brothers - looking good |
It has been too long since we have all been together and we had lots of catching up to do.
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| Lots of cooking |
Plus, lots of cooking, eating, and drinking.
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| Working the WASGIJ |
The kitchen was always busy and there were daily trips to the stores for provisions!
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| Pool shenanigans |
A favorite, solving the crazy WASGIJ puzzles.
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| Cousin time |
They are so much fun and challenging - try one.
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| Ken after his nap |
The weather was so nice in September, we even got some pool time.
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| Pool time! |
Everyone loved the chance to splash around one more time before winter arrives - yikes.
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| Off to the Rodeo |
Plus, we went on a road trip.
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| Collins enjoying the Rodeo |
All the way to Pendleton for the famous Pendleton Round-Up, which started way back in 1910.
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| What a great show! |
It draws more than 50,000 visitors each year and is one of the largest rodeos in the country.
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| Indian headdress - amazing |
They put on a great show for all ages.
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| Looking good, Ryan! |
Of course, for the grown-ups, you have to check out the Let'er Buck Room.
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| Selfies at the Rodeo |
Just leave your camera behind!
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| Wild West Show |
And, just to show you how crazy the Warren's can be, we threw a Denny Dimwit party!
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| Warren's celebrating Denny Dimwit! |
If you don't know who Denny Dimwit is, Google him.
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| Ethen gone Denny |
He is quite the character - you are going to want to throw your own party - hah.
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| Looking good, Lisa! |
We had a few snafus with our props, but Mom did an excellent job making the costumes.
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| Ryan and Eric - love those ears |
We had so much fun dressing up and laughed so hard - we are so easily entertained!
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| Love this picture of Ethen and Krystina |
And before you know it, it is time for everyone to fly home - way too soon...
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| Steve and Wanda - great friends and pizza chefs |
But, we loved all of our time together and looking forward to the next Clan gathering - hope it is very soon.
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| Thanks Danette and Phil! |
Thanks Danette and Phil for letting us take over your home and making us feel so welcome!
Enjoy the rest of the pictures...
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| Stories around the fire |
PS: We are now back on Moondance in lovely Savusavu looking for a weather window to head to Futuna. Oh boy.
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| Collins go Western! |
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| Gavin enjoying the pool |
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| Gavin and Pops - pool sharks |
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| Ken hard at work |
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| Beautiful Krystina |
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| Tyson and Ethen |
