Blackberry Days 2015

Blackberry Days (Geoff's family's reunion) was held at a ranch in Oakley this year.  A generous man Geoff works with offered to let us use his ranch guesthouse and property to gather, and it was beautiful.  

Erica and Davey designed the t-shirts...

Geoff's parents met on a field trip to Chartres Cathedral while on a study abroad semester to Copenhagen

Tennie and Taeya

Elise

Clare

Geoff, Adele and Ceci set up our tent

An hour of star gazing during the Perseids Meteor Shower

Erica and Davey with twins, Kate and Eli

A line for fresh spring water

Ian, Bailey, Geoff and Adele

Noodle hockey

Despite the fact that Taeya broke her wrist on this rope swing within the first few hours of arrival, the kids spent hours on it.

Elise and Clare on Ahab the horse

The "invite only" volleyball match

Adele and Frankie

Anders and Jamison

Geoff's dad and his soon-to-be-wife, Heather

Ian

Christian 

Davey and Kate

Some of the cousins climbed a nearby mountain one afternoon.  It was 2-hours up and they were self-prepared with water, snacks and a walkie talkie.

Ceci cooling off upon their return 

The explorers: Taeya, TK, Tennie, Ceci and Mitchell

We went to Summit Inn Pizza and got pizza from Dan, Dan the Pizza Man (who is Heather's uncle, and who treated us all to ice cream)

We went to Rockport Reservoir one evening, and then the next day.

Zoey, Lucie and Elise

Ceci slept in the hammock one night

Geoff and Ian

Trent, the boat owner, driver and waterski teacher extraordinaire

Geoff

Adele is hooked.  She got up twice and stayed up for about 10 minutes each time.

Tate, Taeya, Ceci and Zoey

Christian

A group explored the property on bike (that's Geoff)

TK, Taeya and Ceci are very proud of their thigh-deep hole in the thick, clayish mud

Heather charming all the kids with gold and silver tattoos

Heather showed up in this outfit to play volleyball and earned the nickname "Boots"

The whole group

Until next time!