Each year for the past 30 years we have had a July picnic on our Dad's side of the family. I don't have any factual trivia, but through the years it has been held at various places and sometimes not in July. The crowd fluctuates....this year Richard counted 27. It started out on the Oregon coast and is now held at Lewisville park in Battleground Washington. For many years we all wore matching t shirts (there are still a few floating around)...there were matching hats and for quite a while we've worn buttons....each year new ones are designed. Last year we had crotched frogs made special by David. Our logo is a frog.....he's mutated through the years as well. This year the buttons were really awesome. There were 3 different ones, each with a different background picture of the park, with a cute frog in the middle.
Each year we also take a family picture. Someone usually stands out to snap the photo, we usually switch off so that everyone gets in the picture at some point.
Everyone brings their own plates and things and we all bring different food to share. There are lots of desserts and we have a program of sorts. Here Grandpa and Aunt Sue visit.
3 comments:
It reminds me of the year that we got to go to the picnic and I played with Anna Rose. I am glad to hear that they are still having them. It was good to see a picture of Grandpa!!
everyone is getting so old.......lol, JUST KIDDING!! Maybe sometime me and logan will come to one!! Then i'll get a button! The ones last year were awesome.
I think the year we went was the year Aaron celebrated his 7th birthday in Vancouver....so that would be about 20 years ago now. Aunt Susie is looking so much better! Looks like everybody was having a fun time. I want to plan to come for the picnic again maybe in the next year or two. Now that I don't have a bunch of kids to bring with me....hee, hee
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