Randall 50th Anniversary Party

 When we first started talking about celebrating my parents' 50th Wedding Anniversary, I sent my dad the Zephyr Point info from where we did the Fehlberg Family Reunion a few years back.  He said--great--but you should plan it.  Haha.  

So, I did.  And it was super fun!  Of course there are several things I would tweak, and I had some great help from my sibs.  But it was a blast.  10 out of 10 would do again.

Seriously every picture seems magical and like I want to share it. 

So I'm going to have to hold back.  But here's the agenda and some of my favorite moments.  My kids were rockstars, having fun, participating, and helping the littles have fun too.

Zephyr Point is amazing!  Everyone loved it.

Part of the talent show was singing Randall classics--Mimi brought shower caps for the Tubby Song

The happy couple in their cute shirts

50 years! 

Go Bling!  A family favorite.  Our own custom version of Go Fish

Our balloon cluster (this was at the Carson Valley Inn where we had the final celebration dinner)

Lots of dancing

All the guests

We had two special guests for this meal, my cousin Cindy and her husband John

So many fun meals in the cafeteria at Zephyr

These guys were a dynamic duo for the Minute to Win it competition

We did family photos, and then some bubble blowing

All the grandkids except Bip, she was too young

It was a bit chilly, but the kids had fun at the beach anyway

Ben's first plunge of the summer (we didn't renew our pool membership, so it was in the lake this year.)

Okay, isn't he looking so grown up? 

Ben with Devin

Mimi and Papa! 

Tahoe is about a 14 hour road trip.  Very long.  On the way there these guys watched all 6 Jurassic Park movies.  We didn't even bring any other movies, so we had to swing by a Walmart on the way home and buy some for the way home. (This was on the way to our little hike, but the sibs had fun together.) 

Libby helped Ben do an instagram photoshoot (and of course he took pics of her too)

Beautiful

We had fun paddle boarding around. 

I am not doing it all justice.  I'm so thankful for my family and for the chance to be with them! 

The First Few Weeks of Summer...Derek Edition

 Derek's been working a lot--front loading for when he's in season and can't work OT.  He worked a LONG day on the 4th, and a LONG day last Saturday.  Tomorrow I'm taking him on the Diablo Dam tour --a trip I gave him for his birthday! 

He did a great job of holding down the fort while I was gone.  I'm very glad to be back with him. 

This is the only picture I have of him in the last few weeks--from right before I left.  But it was a proud moment! 

The First Few Weeks of Summer...Ben Edition

 Ben had football camp, then got home and settled into a routine and decided he didn't want to go to Utah. So he stayed home to lift and go with Libby to work to hang out with Jed.  Now he's at FSY.  He's having fun, but says he won't mind that we're picking him up early for Tahoe. 

4th of July (I think?) I know he spent it with these kiddos :) 

I took him on errands before I left.  He pushed the cart and I ate the ice cream. Good role reversal from when he was little :) 

Libby took the kids on a zoo day.  

FSY drop off.  The UPS campus us amazing.  Right in the sketchy heart of Tacoma.  But it's seriously lovely.  Glad he's going there! 

I'm glad we'll all be going to Tahoe together soon! 

The First Few Weeks of Summer...Libby Edition

 Libby is nannying this summer.  She's struggling to enjoy it as much as she did last summer.  I think it's mostly because she's constantly dehydrated and hungry, but also because it includes more driving than last year (and she's driving the van because her car is finally getting fixed--I think?)

So we're working on the hydration stuff.  But if you look at the camera roll, she's found plenty of time for fun and R&R too.  She's been using her wheel and learned to fire things in the kiln down there too. She's got some new glazes she's experimenting with. (She's also been teaching Amelia to throw on the wheel too.) 

She also received a scholarship from the Seattle Police Guild and we got to go to the ceremony where they handed her a check :). Mom and Dad very happy about that check!

The First Few Weeks of Summer....Sarah Edition

 Sarah has had a really busy and fun summer.  She got an internship at the Lake Wenatchee Camp Store/Shaved Ice place.  She had a great time.  We missed her a lot.  Derek got to drive up and take her some meds.  Libby drove up and spent an afternoon at the lake with her.  

She made some good money to spend on her Scotland/Wales trip next summer.

Then I drove her to Utah for her Young Authors Academy.  This is her 2nd time (or 3rd?). She had a really great time.  Pics are in reverse order.  

I'm just super proud of how grown up she is! So much "adulting" type stuff! 

We were rushing at the checkin at BYU--so this is the only pic that day. 

This is the yurt where she stayed at Lake Wenatchee.  She liked it enough she wants to go back next year :) She apparently took no other pictures of her time in Lake Wenatchee? 

Also here's the new Pilot that will be her car once we have all 4 cars at home again.