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Here is the gang. Chuck took the picture and as usual was not in the picture. Some  people had already left but we got most of them. The rest of the pictures can be located here.

We were in a very secluded campsite in the Oregon woods. Weather was great and there were few others around.

On Sunday we had a family meeting in the local church building. It was an emotional time as we talked about those that we have lost.

Jason is still living downtown and has no contact with Chuck and Karen. He does see a few of the cousins which is encouraging.

Joshua is gone and will be for many more years. It was hard to talk about as he is part of the family that is also gone.

We almost lost Kari but glad to see her smiling face back the way we know and love. She has been clean for a while now and is on the right road. We are glad you are back Kari.

Kip and Valerie got a round of applause for being clean for almost 2 years now. We are very proud of them.

Seth is among the living. We all had a scare last year with his accident but he is back and we are glad he is here.

Missing was Jeremy and Krista, Jared and Shanna and the newest 2nd cousin Trystin, Kristie and Shawn, Jesse, Jake, Aaron, Nathan, Anna and Danny. We missed you guys and hope you can make it next year.

And of course we mentioned Spencer.

We also talked about getting a trailer so Linda (the official keeper of the “Family Kitchen”) doesn’t have to load all the stuff up every year and then unload it when they get home. Tim donated a 16 foot enclosed trailer that has an instant water heater already installed. This will allow Linda to keep the Kitchen on one place and not have to load/unload it every year. Plus it can be used for other events. Thanks for the donation Tim.

It was great to see the interaction with all the family members. I saw Justin asking Brent if he wanted to go for a hike. Mark was helping Katie learn to walk on the tight rope that Justin has set up.

It’s important that the older generation involves the younger generation. Without that interaction the family will slowly distance themselves from one another and the campouts will just be a distant memory.