McQuay Memories

{McQuay Family Reunion - Monday 2}

Hanging out while we're out on our hike.

That evening after dinner we all decided to go hang out at the lake.

Nearly everyone wanted to see how far out they could walk since it was all so shallow due to the drought.

Since I'd already showered from the hike that morning I stayed and played on the beach with Miriam, Baby James, and Natalie. Unfortunately, Miriam was not happy there so we turned back to go home, but realized that the house key was with the rest of the folks out in the middle of the lake. So Miriam and I just played on the lawn waiting for everyone.

After we came home and everyone showered, Evette was learning how to braid.

Sweet girl.

Not bad for a Monday, eh?

{McQuay Family Reunion - Monday 1}

Early Monday morning, some of us went on a big ol' hike. 11 miles round trip. It was beautiful and os much fun!!!

We spent a good chunk of time here skipping (or trying to skip) rocks.

This was the end of our hike, or close to it. The hike ended at a little old lighthouse that used candles back in the early 1900s. It was so small and we didn't think much of it, apparently, because we didn't even get a picture of it! But, we did stop to eat our morning snack there.

Then on the way back we stopped to swim in the lake.

It was beautiful, and freezing. But after your legs went numb it wasn't too bad!

Randy found a fishing trap!

We had a great time!

But, Sean's chacos did not hold up so well for him after they got wet. Big ol' blisters, poor guy. So, we (Sean and I) stopped about a mile from the end at a camping site (The last mile is brutal and pretty much a steep incline the entire way). We saw a trailer there, so Sean asked his Dad to go to the top, get the car, and drive down to get him, since his feet hurt so bad.

So Sean and I stayed down there, did some yoga on the beach and played bocce ball with pine cones to pass the time. After about 40 minutes Randy called and said that they could not find road access down there. We asked the guy at the trailer where the access road was, but he said it isn't open for civilians, but that he was a park ranger there. Great. So Sean and I had to do the hike up the hill. We felt bad since our morning took longer than we had anticipated and felt bad about the others at home with the babies and for the rest of our hiking crew having to wait for us. SO, we booked it up that hill. Sean was a trooper. Half the time he was barefoot. Poor guy.

Besides the last mile, the hike was beautiful! Such a fine time and it was nice to go at a quicker pace without the babies.

{McQuay Family Reunion - Sunday}

Sunday was a pretty chill day.

I love all these cousins with their bed heads.

A family that churches together, stays together!!

Church is awesome, but it was an interesting Sunday. For some reason, the organ playing transposed the hymns a 5th down. A 5th! For any non-music readers out there, that's a lot. It made it so awkward to sing. Way to low or high to sing in either octave. Weird.

Bonding with Uncle Brenden during lunch:

After church, we presented M&D McQuay with a scrapbook for their 30th wedding anniversary. Everybody made a few pages with some pictures and a few words. It was really fun to put together and such a fun way to celebrate such great folks!