Families
Family.
Most of us don't get to pick our family. I'm fortunate that the one I picked to marry into is one that I really really like to hang out with.
For most of our married life, my husband has not seen his two brothers and their families on a regular basis. Unless by regular you mean once a year or less. Because they live out of state, time together is a rare but precious time indeed. As we all age and have kids grow older, and incomes change, our times together have increased. And the fun and memories just keep getting better.
Last year for the first married niece's wedding, all 3 brothers and their entire families were able to be together (although the bride and groom weren't there for long) and talk came around to doing this get-together thing more often.
So this last month we had what was one of hopefully many to come family reunions. We rented a lodge from our church that is located on the Oregon coast. It was supposed to rain all weekend, but we had a glorious sunny Friday evening, all day Saturday, and all Monday to enjoy. Yes, Sunday was rainy, but it worked for us to visit indoor places and just relax and play games inside.
When we were back home I asked my family what was their favorite part of the weekend. After visiting tide pools, the lighthouse, visitor centers, the marine science center, the candy shop, and the beach, each of the kids answered that the evenings when we played games and did the "remember when" talks were their favorite times. They certainly enjoyed everything we did, but they loved the family time most of all.
Most of us don't get to pick our family. I'm fortunate that the one I picked to marry into is one that I really really like to hang out with.
So this last month we had what was one of hopefully many to come family reunions. We rented a lodge from our church that is located on the Oregon coast. It was supposed to rain all weekend, but we had a glorious sunny Friday evening, all day Saturday, and all Monday to enjoy. Yes, Sunday was rainy, but it worked for us to visit indoor places and just relax and play games inside.
When we were back home I asked my family what was their favorite part of the weekend. After visiting tide pools, the lighthouse, visitor centers, the marine science center, the candy shop, and the beach, each of the kids answered that the evenings when we played games and did the "remember when" talks were their favorite times. They certainly enjoyed everything we did, but they loved the family time most of all.
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