Kinship 08!

The 2nd Annual Moeller Family Kamp Kinship weekend was a GREAT success -- AGAIN! It is a wonderful way to spend the Father's Day weekend -- for our dad, Alan... and the individual dad's in the group. I think all the guys love the "action" of the weekend -- us girls love having someone to cook and clean up after us!!

Here are some of our memorable events:
4 wheeling on the trails, loops and roads around the camp
- Thanks to Ted and Jan for bringing 2 ATVs!
- Added to Dirk and Nancy's ATV, Blaster, big dirt bike and Thor's dirt bike,
- Anika INSISTS on riding on the bike with daddy!

- We had enough for a whole group to go out each time
- Tyler learning how to ride the 125 dirk bike
- Thor being able to go 7 miles an hour on the trails!!
- That is an improvement for Thor!!!
- Giving the girls rides
- Taking dad Alan up for a sunset ride Saturday night
- finding meadows of Golden Pea (yellow wild flower) on the trail

Enjoying the Campground
- laying back on the couches being lazy

- singing for hours Friday Night (Moeller Gospel Choir)
- playing games into the wee hours Saturday night
- making smores around the campfire
- playing Basket Ball with the boys
- riding bikes with the little girls
- Uncle Dirk a.k.a. the "monster" playing chase
- little girls screaming just for fun, running from Dirk
- eating to much ... and then eating dessert
- watching the deer from the front deck

Extra Adventure - Climbing Custer Peak
- caravaning in 3 mini-vans and a pick up
- the beautiful open meadows on the way there
- Dirk forgot the trail got to rough for regular cars
- loading us up in the back of the truck for a bumpy ride up
- taking a 2nd load of hikers up to the trail
- hiking up the short but steep trail
- 360 degree view from the Custer Fire tower
- AMAZING view of the hills, for miles and miles

- Perfect family picture op!
- No serious climbing injuries, Thank Goodness
- Brianna might have a bruise after a short tumble, however

The BIG News!!
- Bethany showed up with an ENGAGEMENT RING!!
- YEAH!! Welcome to the family Christopher Fletcher
- We didn't know his last name until this weekend!
- Great proposal story!
- He hid the ring in a book, how fitting for two English grads!
- I can't believe I didn't get a picture of the ring!
- or the happy couple!! What was I thinking??
- Wedding date set for October 11th
- At St. Joseph, with reception at the Community Center
- Thor and Jacob will be ring bearers
- Anika and Kelly will be flower girls
- Other plans still being worked out!!
- Bethany bought a dress Monday morning!!
- It's gorgeous, but I can't share any details, it's a surprise!!