August 2009 Florence Oregon -this and the blogs below this one are all from the Barnes family reunion. If you click on top of the pictures, they pop up big so you can actually see them. I loved this moment of Hannah's and played with the camera to try different looks - isn't it pretty?

Ah, the Oregon coast. It's true there's really no place like home....

Barnes Family reunion
FLorence Oregon
August 2009
Hannah and Me making tyedye pillowcases
My girl at the beach
Hannah & Sloan takin a stroll - look how beautiful it was!!!

Barnes Family Reunion '09 - the guys did vounteer work in the park - some of us contributed by cheering them on - Daniel admires Levi's mowing skills, Dad weed-eats, John and Pat also mow while the rest of us enthusiastically dole out water and pep talk to the team!

cousins on the beach
best clam cleaners in the west!
Uncle Pat trying on one of the history presentation props. Lookin good.
Uncle John gives the Washburn State Park history presentation - with the famous Barnes Family Players

In August this year, the weather was gorgeous in Florence Oregon!! The cousins had a BLAST on the beach, cleaning and pounding and cooking clams, and even helping with the annual Washburn State Park presentation Uncle John puts on!! the next post will show more of that. I love this reunion and SO look forward to it every year. I already can't wait for next summer to do it all again!! Our family is AWESOME.