Swany Reunion----------- Wildlife Park-Take 2

After scaring the Bejeebers out of our kids last year by taking them to the Safari Wildlife Park in Bandon we took them back this year!  HA!  This time we brought some more cousins with us... 


This year was a little better.  The kids were prepared for the "scary" deer walking around.  They had a bunch of baby animals for the kids to hold and pet.  The baby possum was very cute.

This worker's face is a little scary!  But this raccoon was one of my favorites of the day.

After listening to Grandpa tell the kids about his pet bear Honey as a kid, they were excited to meet this guy!

Lucy did NOT enjoy touching the animals, a goat also tried to nibble her toes.

Natalie wanted to ride the camel so badly.  Luck for her she has an Aunt Katie who paid for her to ride!

This guy made me laugh

Swany Reunion- The Beach

The famous face rock! 

The Oregon coast is so pretty, we loved exploring the sea caves, climbing on the rocks and looking for all sorts of sea life. We spent a lot of time at the beach!

The kids called this cave "The Cave of Wonders" after the movie Aladdin.

              Poor Griff has the smallest bladder of anyone I know, he was constantly needing to go!



Swany Reunion- The docks

One of the favorite things to do while in Bandon was to go crabbing.  The kids loved to go down to the docks, watch and help.  All of the kids became experts on how to measure the crabs to see if they were big enough to keep and how to tell if they were boys or girl crabs (you can only keep the boys).  They were also brave enough to pick them up and throw back the crabs that were too small.

 

We also met one of the local residents there, George the Pelican. He would sit at the docks and walk around. I don't think I have ever seen a pelican in real life, they are big animals!  Everybody loved George and the kids are still talking about George and his friends.

Swany Reunion- Family Pics

The Schvaneveldt's 2012

Here we are at the lighthouse trying to arrange ourselves for the pictures.  The sun and wind were a bit challenging.   The T-shirts say "Swany established 1975 (The year my parents were married)  On the back of the shirts is the number in which you joined the family.  Mitch was unhappy he didn't crack the top 10 but when the originals Swany's take up the top 9 it is hard to claim that spot.

The Originals-- Bellevue, Washington

The Olander's -- Coos Bay, OR Division

The Stuard's-- Maple Valley, WA Division

The Smith's-- Charlotte, NC Division

The Conger's-- Des Moines, IA Division

The Pink Shirts --Washington Division

Sorry Dale, I had to! :)  This is what happens when you are 7th of 7 children and the only boy!!

The Original 9!



The Siblings






The Laws or The boys

The Grandsons!

The Granddaughters