The Breckenridge Family: September 2010

Despite my best intentions, I somehow failed to post much of anything regarding the Breckenridge summer. This was not necessarily due to lack of activity around here, but maybe due to too much (or at least I can blame it on that, rather than my procrastinating tendencies!).

Anyways, fall is here, and I realized it's now or never with the summer postings. So, here goes, the all-in-one, Breckenridge-summer-bonanza blog post, a recap of many of the great adventures the four of us had this summer. Oh, and sorry, these are definitely not in chronological order -- with three months worth of pictures, that's just asking too much!

Larson Wedding -- Pender Island, BC:

We were thrilled to attend Jean-David and Brenna Larson's wedding this summer at Poet's Cove Resort on Pender Island, British Columbia. It was a beautiful event at a gorgeous spot, with perfect weather and great friends. Sammy loved the ferry ride, swimming in the pool, and getting rides around the resort on the staff's golf carts. Here are a few more pictures from the weekend.

Whidbey Island:

We spent a great weekend with Jake, Aurelie and Julien McKinstry at the McKinstry's cabin on Whidbey Island. Sammy and Julien were buddies the whole weekend, we had great weather for walks on the sand flats, and lots of time to barbecue and relax.

Vashon Island:

Summer wouldn't be complete without a trip with our friends to Vashon Island and the Leonardson cabin. With the kids outnumbering the adults this year, it was certainly a more active trip than the pre-kids days, but still a great time. Sammy got to go on her first boat ride with Pete, Paul, and Frankie, and the kids had a great time checking out all the creatures on their beachcombing walks. Here are a few pictures from Vashon.

Sunriver, Oregon:

We were happy to join the Savages and Flosis once again for our annual family trip to Sunriver. It was really great to get the cousins together again, and we kept very busy with lots of swimming, biking, and trips to the ice cream store. Sammy showed no fear on the tunnel slide into the pool this year -- probably because she had her cousins Jake and Becca to show her the way! It was also Nina's first official pool experience -- she splashed around a bit, but seemed to prefer sitting on the towel! Here are a couple pictures of Sammy with Jake (age 5) and Becca (age 3) on the slide.

4th of July:

We spent the 4th of July this year with the Sousleys at the Breckenridge home in Kenmore. Paul and Justin thrilled the kids with a fireworks display and Sammy tried her first sparkler. We capped off the weekend with a hike in the woods at St. Edwards State Park -- making it all of about a half mile!