At Grandma's house on Sunday night my Aunt Francine threw out the idea of a cookout at the beach... so Wednesday night rolled along and so did about 30+ relatives for a 'spontaneous' bonfire!!! It was a perfect evening for such an activity - sunny with low wind and plenty of food.
Helena loved Grandpa's kite.
Great Grandma was having fun with her 'foreign' kids.
Madie & Anna having fun in the sand.
My dad's always got some new way to improve cooking methods... here's his latest firepit hot dog roaster for perfectly toasted hot dogs and no lines or scorched finger hair.
Helena loves her Grandma... and her Aunt Aunt Francine. (I haven't figured out what to have the kids call my aunts/uncles... any suggestions?)
These are a handful of the 4th generation... you can see why Hunter had such a great vacation!!!
With everybody gathered together, they sang Happy Birthday... to me!!! Wow... what a treat!! We got to celebrate my birthday (a few hours early) with a bunch of my rellies at the beach! Growing up, we'd often be camping during my birthday so I was spoilt with attention (and the rest of the gang was spoilt with cake & brownies on the night) and had my favorite folks around me throughout the day! It's been a long time since I've been around for my birthday, let alone on the beach with the extended family... Thanks for making it special!!!
And the cake was pretty tasty too!!!
Grandpa had the best seat in the house and just watched all the shenanigans from here.
Aunt Amber was giving Hunter lessons in how to toast marshmallows - those little puffs of sugar we all love so much!
Okay, contrary to popular belief... we did not deprive our son of many delectable delights while on this trip. Though this particular evening he was digging through chip bags, handling melons in the fruit bowl and practically ripping hot dogs out of the hands of innocent by-standers which made it look like he'd been deprived of much more. He's too funny!!
Steph wasn't satisfied with the s'more... she went for my birthday cake too!! Actually, I wanted s'mores so I needed a bit of assistance on the cake! I love my cousin Stephanie - there are always plenty of smiles and laughs when she's around!
Look at that monster moon!!! I was struck again by how big the sky looks here in CA... mostly because the buildings aren't so tall and it's pretty darn flat. Most nights we could see the sunset and the beautiful pink, orange and purple clouds overhead; unlike Taipei where we usually just see buildings.
Helena loved Grandpa's kite.
Great Grandma was having fun with her 'foreign' kids.
Madie & Anna having fun in the sand.
My dad's always got some new way to improve cooking methods... here's his latest firepit hot dog roaster for perfectly toasted hot dogs and no lines or scorched finger hair.
Helena loves her Grandma... and her Aunt Aunt Francine. (I haven't figured out what to have the kids call my aunts/uncles... any suggestions?)
These are a handful of the 4th generation... you can see why Hunter had such a great vacation!!!With everybody gathered together, they sang Happy Birthday... to me!!! Wow... what a treat!! We got to celebrate my birthday (a few hours early) with a bunch of my rellies at the beach! Growing up, we'd often be camping during my birthday so I was spoilt with attention (and the rest of the gang was spoilt with cake & brownies on the night) and had my favorite folks around me throughout the day! It's been a long time since I've been around for my birthday, let alone on the beach with the extended family... Thanks for making it special!!!
And the cake was pretty tasty too!!!
Grandpa had the best seat in the house and just watched all the shenanigans from here.
Aunt Amber was giving Hunter lessons in how to toast marshmallows - those little puffs of sugar we all love so much!
Okay, contrary to popular belief... we did not deprive our son of many delectable delights while on this trip. Though this particular evening he was digging through chip bags, handling melons in the fruit bowl and practically ripping hot dogs out of the hands of innocent by-standers which made it look like he'd been deprived of much more. He's too funny!!
Steph wasn't satisfied with the s'more... she went for my birthday cake too!! Actually, I wanted s'mores so I needed a bit of assistance on the cake! I love my cousin Stephanie - there are always plenty of smiles and laughs when she's around!
Look at that monster moon!!! I was struck again by how big the sky looks here in CA... mostly because the buildings aren't so tall and it's pretty darn flat. Most nights we could see the sunset and the beautiful pink, orange and purple clouds overhead; unlike Taipei where we usually just see buildings. 
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2 comments:
Happy Birthday to you! (and to Helena too!) I've used aunt aunt and uncle uncle for the great aunts and uncles too!! but no one else understands me so i've just been using plain old aunt and uncle...chinese style. it works well for my cousins too, much simpler. let me know if you get anything more creative....maybe graunt and gruncle?...:)
I like the 'graunt' and 'gruncle' :)my dad sometimes calls himself 'grumpa' but i don't think i'd teach my kids this term ;) maybe we'll just stick to chinese - it's easier!
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