Saturday, June 12th, 2010 was a momentous day. It was the day that 7 of the 8 Campbell Kids were all together in one place! There was a lot of other Campbell's there as well.
Left to right: Michael, Don, Peter, Kevin, Aunt Dorothy, Scot, Mary & Willy. It was Willy's birthday and his wife, Christine, worked really hard to get everyone under one roof!
It was the first bright and sunny day we have had here in Oregon for many months! Great for a party but hard on the picture taking. We all got to Willy's house around 1pm as Kimby had her Dad out seeing a movie. The brothers were hugging and talking and visiting like they hadn't skipped a beat. It was a wonderful sight to behold.
Everyone took time to visit with Mary who sat chillin' under the trees.
The band played a set and then Willy opened presents. Here is what Extremo brought.
Aunt Dorothy is Marguerite's youngest sister. She is a phenomenal woman full of life and fun. She jumped right into the thick of things and didn't flinch at all the Campbell "humor" ...if you know what I mean. She kept up with all the shenanigans until late in the evening.
Chillin' Willy and Don, I swear Willy looks just like Tom Skerrit in Steel Magnolias. Just waiting for him to pull out a shotgun and start shooting crows.
Don and Aunt Dorothy had a nice long conversation in the shade.
Offspring #3 with his cousin Kimby and her baby Noah. Noah looks just like Kimby did at 4 years old. He belongs on an old can of Campbell Soup. He has the classic Campbell Kid face. What a cutie.
The day wore on and no one stopped talking. The groups moved and rearranged, everyone had something to say to everyone else.
The sun sank lower in the west and it was getting harder to take pictures.
Willy finally blew out the candles on his cake. I guess he was out of breath from being so old.
TA DAH! I DID IT!
Even ex-wives were on hand. It was great seeing Ariel and her husband.
Next generation Campbells, Offspring #1 and Cameron, Cousin Amy's oldest.
Next generation Campbells play the old standby game Mad Libs.
After dancing and talking and eating and cake, everyone takes a break on the back porch.
And the storytelling begins...
Remember the time...?
3rd generation Campbells get tired but fight to stay awake for all the festivities.
Kevin, Alison and Offspring #3 listening to stories.
Of course, Extremo believes every story he tells, as if they really happened.
Now that the sun is behind the house next door, the lighting is perfect for more picture taking!
I can't believe we were still talking at 7:00 pm.
Alas, some folks had to leave. It was great to see Adam and his fiancee, Babette.
Christine finally gets to take a break and join the fun.
After the sun goes down and it turns chilly outside we moved into the living room and continued on with some of the best stories of the day. What transpired in that living room stays in that living room so no one is none the wiser.
Tall tales and memories forever etched into our poor gentle psyches.
We ended the night with some great folksy music by Peter. He has a great voice and it was the perfect ending to a perfect day.
Left to right: Michael, Don, Peter, Kevin, Aunt Dorothy, Scot, Mary & Willy. It was Willy's birthday and his wife, Christine, worked really hard to get everyone under one roof!
It was the first bright and sunny day we have had here in Oregon for many months! Great for a party but hard on the picture taking. We all got to Willy's house around 1pm as Kimby had her Dad out seeing a movie. The brothers were hugging and talking and visiting like they hadn't skipped a beat. It was a wonderful sight to behold.
Everyone took time to visit with Mary who sat chillin' under the trees.
The band played a set and then Willy opened presents. Here is what Extremo brought.
Aunt Dorothy is Marguerite's youngest sister. She is a phenomenal woman full of life and fun. She jumped right into the thick of things and didn't flinch at all the Campbell "humor" ...if you know what I mean. She kept up with all the shenanigans until late in the evening.
Chillin' Willy and Don, I swear Willy looks just like Tom Skerrit in Steel Magnolias. Just waiting for him to pull out a shotgun and start shooting crows.
Don and Aunt Dorothy had a nice long conversation in the shade.
Offspring #3 with his cousin Kimby and her baby Noah. Noah looks just like Kimby did at 4 years old. He belongs on an old can of Campbell Soup. He has the classic Campbell Kid face. What a cutie.
The day wore on and no one stopped talking. The groups moved and rearranged, everyone had something to say to everyone else.
The sun sank lower in the west and it was getting harder to take pictures.
Willy finally blew out the candles on his cake. I guess he was out of breath from being so old.
TA DAH! I DID IT!
Even ex-wives were on hand. It was great seeing Ariel and her husband.
Next generation Campbells, Offspring #1 and Cameron, Cousin Amy's oldest.
Next generation Campbells play the old standby game Mad Libs.
After dancing and talking and eating and cake, everyone takes a break on the back porch.
And the storytelling begins...
Remember the time...?
3rd generation Campbells get tired but fight to stay awake for all the festivities.
Kevin, Alison and Offspring #3 listening to stories. 
Of course, Extremo believes every story he tells, as if they really happened.
Now that the sun is behind the house next door, the lighting is perfect for more picture taking!
I can't believe we were still talking at 7:00 pm.
Alas, some folks had to leave. It was great to see Adam and his fiancee, Babette.
Christine finally gets to take a break and join the fun.
After the sun goes down and it turns chilly outside we moved into the living room and continued on with some of the best stories of the day. What transpired in that living room stays in that living room so no one is none the wiser.
Tall tales and memories forever etched into our poor gentle psyches.
We ended the night with some great folksy music by Peter. He has a great voice and it was the perfect ending to a perfect day.
3 comments:
Oh I wish I could have stayed. I really wanted to because I knew the real fun was about to begin. Oh well, maybe next time! Awesome photos, makes me want photoshop so I can do stuff to my pics!
Awesome job, Audrey. Thank you so much.
Wonderful photos, great videos, what an incredible day!
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