New Years with Family in Lake Arrowhead

Haven't posted for a few weeks now due to the holidays and ramping up for 2011. So, I thought I would start off the first post of 2011 with a trip my family and I took up to Lake Arrowhead, California for New Years. It was honestly quite nice to get out of dodge for a few days and enjoy some time with the family. Michele and I were not able to get the whole family up there this year, but, it was cool to have my folks, oldest brother and his wife & kids come along.
This trip brought back a lot of memories of my childhood growing up in Canada and I wished my other brothers could have been there to enjoy it as well.
To me Christmas isn't Christmas without the snow, that's just me though. I suppose it is just a "tad" nicer to be able to drive home to the San Diego weather versus living in the snow..
The little ones definitely had a great time considering this was their first trip to the snow. Overall I think everyone had a great time and it was a nice get away with the family. Truly wished we had a few extra days to stay up there.
Below are a few of the images taken on the trip.

Schlemmer Family Reunion - Slide Show

Thought I would share a slide show I put together from last weekends trip to Lake Arrowhead, CA. Took my camera (of course...) along with Michele and I on our road trip up to Lake Arrowhead for the family reunion. The idea was to take enough images to slap together a slide show for everyone in the family to enjoy.
Michele and I had a great time and it was really nice for me to meet the rest of the family.
To many more years of creating family happiness.

When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses. ~Joyce Brothers

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Schlemmer Family Reunion, Lake Arrowhead, CA

Michele and I headed up to Lake Arrowhead this past weekend for her Schlemmer family reunion. We both had a real good time and it was really nice to meet the rest of the family members I had not met yet. Family members flew in from all over the United States to meet up for a few days of laughs, reminiscing & relaxation.
It was nice to get out of town for the weekend and head up to the mountains with Michele. The entire weekend was packed with fun activities for everyone to enjoy. From our boat ride around Lake Arrowhead to taking hikes around the area, I am pretty sure everyone enjoyed themselves. A special thanks to Michele's Uncle Doug & Aunt Tammy for the good times and hospitality.
Below are a handful of images from the trip. For family members that attended I will keep you posted on all the final images and slide show.

Family Tree

Michele & I.

View of San Bernardino, CA

Boat ride around Lake Arrowhead.