Alestair and Mom Time

I bought a pool while in Klamath Falls and set it up for the day while Alestair was sleeping. When he got up and Emmett went down for a nap Alestair and I played in the pool. it was a lot of fun. I love being able to see how much he has learned. He talked a lot about things while we dried off.

Alestair was thanking all of the cars going by with his "Dank Do"

The Wetzel Family 2010

Uncle Dale, Aunt Teresa, Janet Fee (my mom), Aunt Peggy, Uncle Ray. Grandma and Grandpa I am so grateful for family and the plan of salvation. To know that this is a forever deal is wonderful. I would not be able to be so happy if I did not have that knowledge

Going Home

We stopped at Dairy Queen on the way home and got Frozen Hot Chocolates. Grandma Fee was kind enough to share with Alestair.

The Memory Book

Uncle Wetzel came up with this amazing, wonderful idea to have everyone in the family send him pictures and memories so he could compile them into a book from shutterfly.com. It turned out wonderful! He did Grandma and Grandpa's pictures with their kids growing up and then each one of their children has a seperate two pages and then there are a few pages for grandkid memories and then just lots of pictures of the grandkids and greatgrandkids and so on. He even got really awesome and put a family tree on the first two pages. We each had the option of purchasing one ourselves and I got one for my family. I am so glad we have it! I love being able to show my children what their Great Grandparents looked like when they were young.

Lake of the Woods

As Wetzel family reunion go I am pretty sure Lake of the Woods is a must. So we went and conquered them again!

It was very wonderful there. Great Grandma made Emmett sooo happy he slept on her lap for 2.5hrs! I was shocked and asked if she would like me to take him but she was very happy too. I think Emmett found his favorite people that weekend. Alestair loved being able to see so much nature and being allowed to touch it all. Grandma Fee and I took him on a hike with us and it was much enjoyed. He walked nearly the whole way. Since he had just gotten up from a nap I suppose that it was good to get the engery out.

Grandma and her beet farming

Great Grandma Wetzel's family (the Butterfield family) had a beet farm when she was growing up. She always shows us grandkids (and great grandkids) how she would harvest the beets with this tool:

As she would tell us what she did she would sometimes let us try it out and would be sure to show us how sharp the tip is. I swear I wouldnt have a hand left if I had been a beet farmer. I love how she shares her history so well. I always had a story to share at church for pioneer day and at school in history class.

Goodbyes begin...

It was always my least favorite part of reunions. You warm up to people and start having real fun and then you have to say good bye until the next reunion unless you are lucky enough to see them before then. And so it started my cousin Johnathon and his wife Stephanie had to get in the car for a long long drive back to Utah with four children...wow I don't want to imagine that trip. I really have no idea how my parents did it with all six of us but they did and I will always be thankful that we were able to travel like we did.

Hopefully we will see them again soon!