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| The couple who started it all, Charles and Nora |
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| Six of the Nine Vanture Children |
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| When one comes to a family gathering, a photo is expected! (Left to Right- Jessica, Virginia, Paul) |
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| Katherine took Roger, Jessica and me to Cannon Beach for the morning for shopping, people watching, and sightseeing! |
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| We couldn't decide, "Three bumps on a log" or "Hear no evil, See no evil, Speak no evil." ((Left to right- Jessica, Katherine, Cheryl) |
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| We played Apples to Apples that evening and discovered what similar minds we have, This is a bit scary!! (Left to right- Roger, Katherine, Jessica, Todd, Virginia) |
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| Virginia and Shawn discussing Genealogy DNA. |
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| Papers and books left out for us to peruse about the family. (Left to Right- Cathy, Roger, Shawn) |
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| (Left to right-Paul, Shawn, Cathy, and Roger's knee and hand) |
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| We went to a wonderful restaurant in the town of Multnomah! (Left to right- Roger, Andrew, Shawn, Diana, Cathy, and Katherine) |
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| Left to Right- Jessica, Andrew, Shawn |
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| Left to right- Jessica, Andrew, Shawn, Cathy, Katherine, & Diana |
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| The Cain's joined us later! Elizabeth and JP across from Skyler and me. |
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| We went back to the house and compared more notes... |
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| and stories! |
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| We had a big breakfast before our walking tour of Portland which included Powell's Bookstore and the Open-Air Market. Back row: Diana, Alexi, Skyler, Katherine, Cathy, Shawn Front row: Andrew, JP, Elizabeth, Cheryl, Jessica, Roger |
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| After the Open-Air Market we headed down to the Red Bull Flugtag Portland |
A Couple of "Flying Machines"
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| On the "Air strip"... |
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| ...and yes, the plunge! |
And then back to the house for the Picnic
prepared for us by Virginia!
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| Georgie Girl continues to wait for morsels to fall! |
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| Brandon, far left, was sporting a Vanture migraine. We all felt it with him. |
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| Todd and his girlfriend, Olivia, joined us for the picnic. |
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| Chris Vanture's Grandchildren |
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| Second Generation |
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| Third Generation Vantures |
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| Fourth Generation |
We missed all who could not make it.
We hope you can the next one.
Blessings!
Just now seeing the pix. So, to whom does that cute little fourth generation belong?
ReplyDeleteReally tried hard to get there for that reunion. Just did not work out. Now I live way down in SoCal again. Happy it’s LaVerne and not Riverside.