Clear Lake - Day One

As I type this, I think the kids are asleep, which would not be surprising with the day they have had. We got to Clear Lake about 3:00 this afternoon for my family reunion. My Dad and Joan and Uncle Rick and Kathy have been planning this vacation for us for well over a year now and it's finally here. I am meeting Joan's children (my step brother and sister I guess) for the first time along with all of their kids as well.

Everyone kind of descended on the resort about the same time today, and given the nature of kids, they were all playing like long lost friends about 10 minutes after that, despite having never met the others prior to today. I know it's been said by the Beatles, Dylan and others, but the world would be a much better place if the children were in charge.
Everyone got settled and we sat down to an wonderful lasagna dinner that Kathy had prepared with all 27 of us getting together for the first time. Not to be outdone by our children, the parents all seemed to hit it off as well and the day was a rousing success.

My Aunt and Uncle got everyone shirts with our names on them to make the logistics easier. After dinner we played some sports, did a little fishing, and settled in for the night when the mosquitoes came out.

Tomorrow we're picking up three additional boats that my Dad has rented (in addition to my Uncle's Ski Boat), and should spend the bulk of the day on the water. We'll try to post as we go, to keep the pictures straight if nothing else.