2015, Sunriver, Oregon
Circa 2004, Tacoma, Washington
I've said this before, and I'll say it again - hopefully for many decades to come - I have great taste in women. Seriously, I have the best girlfriends. From high school and from college. A few weeks ago we had our annual Women's Retreat - the gathering of five of us from college at UPS. This year we included our husbands and children. We convened from Portland, Eugene, Yakima, Denver, and Big Sky. There were 18 of us in total, in one fabulous house in Sunriver, OR. We seem to have multiplied overnight! This was my favorite WR yet, including, obvi, great company, but also - coffee runs, a day at the water park, golfing, mountain biking, "hiking," playgrounds, scoot bikes, bubbles, Moscow Mules, and lots of laughs.
Amy with Peter (2.5 yrs) and Evan (7 mos), Anna with Cora (2.5 yrs), Gretchen with Caroline (9 mos) and Kennedy (2.5 yrs), Stacy with Vivian (2 yrs) and Everett (6 mos), and me with Francine (3 yrs)
Baby Caroline
Baby Everett
Cora and Francie
Caroline and Evan
Vivi
The Bean
Baby Everett, Francie, and Kennedy
Vivi and Francie
Stac with Everett
Vivi and Anna
Francie and Alex at the SHARC
Mama and The Bean
Cora
Gretch with some of the kiddos rocking the sweatbands from Auntie Stacy
F & V
Gretch reading to Evan, Kennedy and Francie
All the kiddos
Babysnatcher alert - Francie with Everett
The big girls watching the rainstorm
Cora and Francie
The Ladies
Vivi and Napolean Dynamite
Ice cream!
Kennedy
Amy takes Peter, Kennedy and Francie on the train
Alex and Francie walking home from the village
Baby Evan
Flamily photo
Return of the babysnatcher - Francie puts a headband on Everett
The gang and the SHARC
Rollin' deep
Francie, Peter, and Kennedy getting pumped for the mini train ride
How awkward would it be if my family of 3 crashed one of your reunions? I'm an 04 Logger, a Pi Phi, mother of 1, and more. ;) This is Molly (Campbell) Nelson. I love your blog, Jo, and that group of women!! Would love to catch-up! If nothing else, I'll just creep on your blog from time to time.
ReplyDeleteMolly!!! How fun to hear from you! You should totally come on one of our WR - are you still in Idaho? We could just meet in the middle and crash your place! I would love to know what YOU are up to these days - marriage, motherhood, professional endeavors ... Seriously, your comment just made my day.
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