Two weekends ago (July 17 -20), Lucy got to go on her first vacation. We loa
ded up the Van Hoose van and traveled to Reno, Nevada with her Grandma Van Hoose, Uncle Jeff, and Aunts Kristen and Tracie. It was a long ride but she did wonderfully, sleeping most of the way with hardly any fussing. While we were there we got to spend time with Spencer's extended family. Thursday night we went to dinner with some aunts and cousins - some of whom I had never met. The next day we battled stop and go traffic to make it to a picnic at Donner Lake just on the other side of the Nevada-California border. There we met even more cousins and extended family, including Jossalyn, Lucy's 2nd cousin who is only 3 weeks older than she is. We took a cute photo of the two of them (see below:). The reunion was all of Spencer's Great Grandpa's descendants, so there were a lot of Van Hooses around! The weather was great and it was beautiful up in the mountains. T
hat afternoon his dad surprised us by joining us in Reno and that night we played a rousing game of Outburst with the more immediate cousins and aunts. The Van Hoose clan is quite the competitive one, so I fit right in! Saturday night was the concluding activity - a BBQ at a relative's in Reno. The heat let up and the nig
ht was beautiful. We had an awesome meal and afterward we got to hear stories about Spencer's grandpa and his nine brothers and sisters. It was really cool to hear some of the stories and Spencer was able to record them on our new video camera. I actually missed most of them because I was taking care of Lucy and chatting with cousins inside. After the memories the real fun started though - karaoke! Spencer and Jeff even treated us to a rockin' version of "Born to be Wild." Don't worry, we got it on video :)
ded up the Van Hoose van and traveled to Reno, Nevada with her Grandma Van Hoose, Uncle Jeff, and Aunts Kristen and Tracie. It was a long ride but she did wonderfully, sleeping most of the way with hardly any fussing. While we were there we got to spend time with Spencer's extended family. Thursday night we went to dinner with some aunts and cousins - some of whom I had never met. The next day we battled stop and go traffic to make it to a picnic at Donner Lake just on the other side of the Nevada-California border. There we met even more cousins and extended family, including Jossalyn, Lucy's 2nd cousin who is only 3 weeks older than she is. We took a cute photo of the two of them (see below:). The reunion was all of Spencer's Great Grandpa's descendants, so there were a lot of Van Hooses around! The weather was great and it was beautiful up in the mountains. T
hat afternoon his dad surprised us by joining us in Reno and that night we played a rousing game of Outburst with the more immediate cousins and aunts. The Van Hoose clan is quite the competitive one, so I fit right in! Saturday night was the concluding activity - a BBQ at a relative's in Reno. The heat let up and the nig
ht was beautiful. We had an awesome meal and afterward we got to hear stories about Spencer's grandpa and his nine brothers and sisters. It was really cool to hear some of the stories and Spencer was able to record them on our new video camera. I actually missed most of them because I was taking care of Lucy and chatting with cousins inside. After the memories the real fun started though - karaoke! Spencer and Jeff even treated us to a rockin' version of "Born to be Wild." Don't worry, we got it on video :) 
1 comment:
What a cute family picture! I'm glad you guys had fun. Reunions are always exciting. Can't wait to meet Lucy less than a month (well, it might be a month before we finally get to see you guys....but its getting closer!) :) bye for now.
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