Yamada Family Reunion 2010

So, we had a Yamada family reunion this past summer with all of my dad's siblings and their kids. It was so fun to see people that I hadn't seen for a long time and some people that I hadn't even met. The first day we drove to Spokane and spent the night with Mike's sister's brother-in-law. Here are the kids sportin their super cool sunglasses. They were pretty good for the whole drive. Thanks goodness for DVD players!

The next day we drove the rest of the way to Harrison Hot Springs in British Columbia. The drive was beautiful! Everything was so green and fresh! The weather was pretty good almost the entire time too. There was a lake and beach area just outside our hotel, so we spent a whole day there playing in the water and catching minnows:

See my dead minnow!

The rest of the time was spent lounging in and by our hotel pool, eating wonderful food, and visiting with amazing people. It was a very fun, relaxing vacation for the most part.
Here's my whole family minus my sisters Naomi and Christina. We missed them!

Here's a teeny picture of the whole Yamada clan. You can't really make-out who anyone is, but this is about how many people were at the reunion!

On our way back home we decided to spend a night with my friend Kamille and her family. It was nice to catch up on the good ole days with her. She has an amazing memory and helps me remember things about our childhood that I have either forgotten or have buried down deap! Ha Ha! She has a wonderful family and it was so nice of her to have us stay the night. Especially being 8 or so months pregnant! Thank you so much!

Next it was off to Seattle to spend the day. We checked out the Space Needle and said instead of all of us going to the top, we'd spend our money on the cheap carnival rides next to it! I think the kids had more fun doing that anyway.

We had to spend a little bit of time in downtown Seattle. I love it there! My fave is Pike's Place. I just love all the fresh stuff you can buy there everyday. Nothin like that around here. We like this Japanese restaurant down by the market. It's always good and not very expensive (for Japanese food anyway). And we always have to buy something from the bakery there at Pikes Place. Sooo yummy! Here we are, enjoying our pastries with all of the homeless people drooling over them!
That was our big family trip for the summer. Hopefully we can do something like that again next year!