Frank at the family reunion!!!

We had this amazing family reunion to celebrate these two getting together. When we first started to plan a reunion, my dad, Frank was, well lets say less than enthusiastic!! But he came any way and supported it all. Here are some pics of my dad at our reunion!!

Here he is at the park either telling Hannah what to do with the brownies or telling Ethan what to do with the brownies!!

Here he is with his big bowl of caramel corn Cindi made just for him. It is a favorite of his.

Watching the movie, I believe this was on Thursday, so it was Mega Mind.

Not quite sure what he is doing here.

Visiting with his friend Dave at the anniversary party.

Enjoying the campfire on Friday night?

Thinking of taking a little ride on Luke's bike, but not without your helmet dad!!

This was Frank during the days at the reunion, reading.

Listening to the chat going on around him.

Reading again.

Waiting for everyone to get ready to go to the lake and reading! We had a lot of fun this year and Frank, Dad, was a big part of it. We love you dad!! Millie

Happy Birthday Mom!!

I started this post on Rob's mom's actual birthday (Aug 29) but left the computer for something and found it in my drafts! So, it is a couple of days late but I do want to wish my second mom a very happy birthday.

She comes down for nearly every birthday to celebrate with us.

And plays whatever part she pulls out of the hat for our Christmas play. This year she was a shepherd.

We love you lots mom and are so glad you live next door. Thanks for all you do for us!! Millie

The Phone Booth

A lot of phone services do not work real well at our house. Hence each time someone wanted to use the phone they had to go up the field, and stand on the hill. This became known as the phone booth. Rick was the one who seemed to use the phone booth the most!

But here is Maudie also using the phone booth.

And cousin Jeanne using the phone booth. Thought we had a picture of Cindi and Paul using the phone booth but I can't find them. Millie

I am on the Freeway!!

We have this inside joke in our family, and it is "I am on the Freeway". Well we had quite a few people at the reunion who actually had to get on the freeway to be with us!

Here we have Sonnaylee and her husband Pat who came from Lewiston, Idaho. And Cindi and Paul Jorgensen who came from Hermiston, Oregon.

And here are some of Renny's family, Ethan, Katie and Autumn who came from Bend, Oregon.

Here are Maudie and Rick Vipperman who came from Twin Falls, Idaho.

And here we have the back of Courtney's blonde head. This is the only proof we have that she and her son Kurt were at the reunion. They came from Ocean Park, Washington.

Donny and Erlene Jacobson came from Longview, Washington.

This whole table of people had to get on the freeway to get here! Bob and Jeanne and Randy came from Longview, Washington. Pat and Sonnaylee from Lewiston, Idaho and Edrea and Bo win the prize for traveling the furthest, Sunrise Beach, Missouri. Thanks to all who traveled to be with us!! Millie

We are all Eisenhauers here, except for you guys and those other people!!

One day during the reunion while sitting around Tommy Eisenhauer (Orey's youngest) made the statement, "We are all Eisenhauers here....except you guys and those other people!" I loved this comment for some reason and we would repeat it through out the reunion. So, here are some pictures of Eisenhauers and those other people! (Mostly those other people!)

Here we have starting from the left in the purple Teaghan Bradford (Lorna's oldest), Ethan Eisenhauer (Renny's second oldest), Julie Eisenhauer, Millie Henrikson, Maudie and Rick Vipperman and Stu Hardy.

Here we have David Henrikson (Millie's middle child), Stu Hardy, Pat and Sonnaylee Nutsch, Arlee and Ainzlee Hardy, Cindi Jorgensen and Raylynn Hardy, Paul Jorgensen and Luke Henrikson.

Here we have Edrea Eisenhauer, Peggy Eisenhauer, Erlene and Donny Jacobson and Bo.

And at this table we have Bob and Lucy Sherard, Jeannie and Randy Kissel, Bo and Edrea and Pat and Sonnaylee Nutsch.

And here we have Rob Henrikson, Orey Eisenhauer, Cindi Jorgensen, Millie and Hannah Henrikson, and Lorna Bradford. So, yes Tommy, we are all Eisenhauers here....except for you guys and those other people and we owe our gathering together to these two...

Frank and Julie Eisenhauer! And we all, whether a son or daughter, grandchild, great grandchild, niece or nephew, sister or brother in law or step brother and sister in law, want to thank you for bringing all us, Eisenhauers and other people together!! Millie

The campfire.

Each night of our family reunion we had a campfire. The boys spent several hours on Wednesday digging and building our fire pit and it was well used.

Some of the funnest times of the reunion were spent around the fire pit.

Of course we had s'mores. But we went beyond your average s'more. Have you tried a s'more with a peanut butter cup? Yes it is to die for!

We also got to try some new things. Our family has been roasting starbursts for quite some time now but it was new to a lot of the others. We personally like the tropical flavors best.

Cindi has recently been to girls camp and brought some really yummy ideas to the fire. One night we roasted caramels. You know the square kind wrapped in plastic. Of course you remove the plastic first and let the caramel melt a bit and then you press it between two Ritz crackers. Yes this is very good!

We also roasted cheese sticks. I know what you are thinking, I too doubted this but it is now my new favorite.

You toast the cheese stick until it is soft. I will warn you, you will probably lose your first one in the fire because just before you think it is ready it will be too ready and fall off. Do not give up. You want to try and rotate it so it cooks on all sides. They are soft and gooey like those cheese sticks you buy with out the greasy outer coating. Then you have the option of dipping them in marinara sauce. Yum!!

We also roasted every kind of marshmallow. Here is Stu with the always favorite caramel flavored. We also had chocolate, strawberry and another new favorite the coconut covered marshmallows.


We also had a movie going on in the background (I thought you could see the screen in this picture) on three of the nights.

We also roasted those giant marshmallows. Oh and have you tried the zebra marshmallows. They have dark chocolate stripes on them.

Some of our out of town visitors were Maudie and Rick the all time favorite Aunt and Uncle.

Cousin Patrick and his wife Sonnaylee (not pictured here!).

Every one got a chance to just sit and visit and remember old times.

And on one night there was a small meteor shower. Hanging out at the campfire each night was definately one of the high lights of the reunion. Thanks everyone for sharing! Millie

A Very Popular Baby

We only have one baby in our family, Miss Baylee Madge Hardy. Being the only baby at the reunion made her very popular!

This is a rare photo of her not being held by someone!

At the park.

At the 50th celebration.


At the reunion in the yard.

And not just the girls and women love to hold this baby.

I wish I had a picture of her with everyone that held her. She will probably go into shock when she goes back to being with just her family. We love you baby Baylee!! Millie