Every year since 1987, Grandma and Grandpa have taken the whole family on vacation for a week. We've been a lot of places. Missouri, Michigan, Indiana, Colorado, Kentucky. Some nice resorts, some dives. We've had years where we had plenty of room, and years when the resort overbooked and the boys got to stay in the manager's apartment. Years where we had a lake a boat and jetskis and a pool. It has rained, and stormed, and been beautiful. There was the year Clayton broke his leg. The year that Austin and Neal got mug shots by Junior the cop in Podunk Missouri. And the year there was a car accident right up the rode that half the family responded too. We have a doctor, 3 nurses, and 2 EMT's on staff. Grandma and Pearline make a huge breakfast every morning (if you get up before 10). No one cares if you stay up until 3 am playing Rook, drinking way too much pop, eating junk, and watching movies. But if you try to wake us up before 10- watch out. And almost every year everyone has been there. This year we were missing 7 out of a possible 48 people. Some people need to get their priorities in order. :)This year was fun as usual. Most of the adults and the little kids were in two nice condos. The guys were in a very 'vintage' cabin right next to the cabin us girls stayed in. They were clean, but definitely circa 1960's. It was great. We were also far enough away from everyone else that we didn't get woken up at crazy early hours of the morning, i.e. before 10. We played rook and watched movies and somehow Abby and I spent an hour lost in Michigan. We were going to go rent the long version of Pride and Prejudice but didn't get directions to town, so we drove around for a while and then realized that neither of us had any ID to rent a movie with anyway. So we went back and played more Rook.
Neal, Austin and I on the very first vacation in 1987. Aren't we sooo cute? And check out Neal's stylin hair cut. :)
1989- we could all fit around 1 table!
1990- The first of many group shots.
1992- Indiana BeachHm...Dad isn't in any of these pictures because he had the camera.
2000- the Ozarks
2004- the last time everyone was there for the picture. Someplace in Missouri.So that's vacation. Blessings.
5 comments:
Sounds like you had an amazing vacation......and you got a nice tour of Michigan country side=)
Glad youre back safely
Ohh, family vacations. My parents are sleeping in my living room right now. Looks like you had a lot of fun.
I just watched my first ever version of Pride and Prejudice (the new one) and liked it quite a bit.
Glad you're back, "Miss I'm too tired to camp."
By the way, next summer we are going to Boundary Waters, ok?
sorry Heidi, I was wiped out...and I get lost every time I try to go there.
Are you serious about going to the BWCA? I'm in!
Neal is da man!
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