Friday, August 5, 2011

Whole Lot of Cloeters

Last weekend we went up to northern Wisconsin near Spooner for our Cloeter family reunion. Let me preface this with the fact that growing up, we used to have Cloeter reunions every couple years. My dad has 3 brothers, 3 sisters and they all have 2 or 3 kids. So there are a lot of Cloeter grandkids, all around the same age, all boys except for me and my 2 girl cousins (insert image of children of the 80s with bowl cuts, perms and high top tennis shoes). The reunions in the good 'ol days would vary in location from Minnesota to Michigan to Colorado. And we'd have talent shows, organized activities and family meals.

As the years have passed, my dad and his brothers and sisters still get together each summer since they live all throughout the states. This time around, there was more of an effort to get some of the cousins together if they could make the trip. There were a few of us there at different points throughout the weekend, and many of us with our own kids now. We had a blast catching up and enjoying the northwoods together. Now if only we had a full week instead of a weekend...and if only we had put on a talent show.

My brothers and Jer hoopin

Busted

Cloeter fam from St. Louis

My sis-in-law with our girls

Caught in a downpour in the middle of frisbee golf...all the boys are competitive...rain, thunder, nothing will stop the game

Loving the lake



A little fishing mixed in with the swimming





All the great grandkids with Grandma Cloeter, who is 92 might I add! It was entertaining to get them to all sit still, look at the camera and not cry. As you can see it really didn't work...

A few of the Cloeter cousins and some spouses...plan is to photoshop in the rest in the front left corner ha

Assuming positions

Our family. Ashlynn wasn't a happy camper at this time...eh well.

Dad and Bella Boo

My cousin Netha and sister-in-law Bobbi enjoying a Strong Island

And apparently a little tequila was a good idea

Netha and Ashlynn


Frolfing

Jer getting a little off the course...I shouldn't talk since that's where I spent most of my time

A lot of beautiful trees knocked down with the bad storm and straight-line winds a few weeks ago...some parts were pretty devastating



Adorable little Hansel

It was a great weekend with the Cloeter's!

1 comment:

Erin Wiegratz said...

I just love seeing pictures of the Cloeter fam! Jeff and Bobbi's kiddos are adorable! Hilarious that Ash $ is keeping it cool in the great-grandchild picture. You can tell she's pretty proud to be sitting up on her own ;). Love it!