Today we met up with my Mom's side of the family down at Leadbetter beach in downtown Santa Barbara. The picnic tables are first-come, first-served so Eric and Ryan got an early start on the day and took their breakfast down to stake a claim.
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| The turf we claimed for the all-day reunion |
We didn't ever take a full family photo, especially as people were coming and going all day and we were hardly all sat round at the same time. But it was great to see Jana & Michael, Ryan, Holly (w/ Craig and 2 of his boys), Dawson, Grandpa Don & Sonya, Kim & Steve with Danny and Matt as well as the Gans clan that lives in SB also.
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| Rhiannon, Eric & Billy, Kristin and Holly standing around |
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| Rhiannon took every opportunity to push Billy's stroller around with Auntie Kristin |
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| My good friend Polly stopped by with her family and we had our photo taken |
It was a long but good day with a casual atmosphere - sitting around chatting, playing games on the sand or grass, swimming in the ocean, and of course barbecuing some delicious beach food. Many thanks to my Mom for making it happen! In the evening, after cleaning up and changing clothes, some of us headed back downtown for some adult beverages at "Seven" in the Funk Zone. My friend Amy joined us and I was so happy to see her and introduce her to my rowdy cousins! Again, thanks to Mom for babysitting all the kids so that we could go out.
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