The Clayson Reunion

Yes, this one is really behind, end of June behind. It was so much fun - we stayed in WWII army barracks in northern Washington on Puget Sound. The rooms were army spare, with two twin beds or twin bunks in each room. We had to bring blankets to put up over the doors and for bedding on the bed. When we first got in the room, there was a smell of death in the room, and we finally found it in the drawer of a bedside table. Some kid had brought some shells into the room, but they still had critters living in them. The kids had left, but the dead critters were rotting away in the drawer. Once we got them out, the rooms smelled much better.

The kids had such a fun time playing at the beach. The water was really cold, but the kids were tough and played away. They made boats of driftwood and watched them float out to sea. Parker spent his time looking for crabs and trying to spear them on sticks. We found jellyfish, and even a starfish, combing the beach for seashells. We toured the grounds, which had some old guns and buildings still in place.

There was a great big kitchen, with room for all 30+ of us, and a huge kitchen that made cooking and clean up pretty quick. We played games and visited, and just had a really good time. I look forward to seeing where we get to go next time.