Alice on her blessing day

The last weekend in September we got to have a partial family gathering for Alice's blessing.  We had all arrived by Saturday and because the weather was spectacular we had a fun beach day.  Butch, Peter and Rosie did a little surfing in the morning while the rest of us admired their skill from the beach.  Rosie and Peter had wet suits, but Butch braved the water without one! After surfing we went to another beach and joined Tim, Ann and Jesse Wright for a picnic lunch on the beach. 

After a great afternoon we met up at Rosie and Jay's house for dinner and archery.  The archery contest is getting more elaborate.  Let us just say that Jay was the winner and some of us, or at least one of us, ended up with negative scores.

Sunday morning we met at the church where Alice had a sweet, but short blessing, and after church we had session of picture taking to commemorate the event on the beautiful Santa Barbara chapel grounds.

Calvin and I didn't have our big camera, but we got right in the action with our phone cameras.  Here are a few of the highlights.

I'm sure there are better pictures of Rosie and Jay, but this was all about Alice.

Here are three generations of Roehr, Smith and Wright women.

And lucky Alice has both of her grandmothers around to love her.

Mother and daughter

Father and daughter

Alice's cute little feet

Peter and Roque looking adorable in a lovely setting.

After pictures we all met again at Rosie and Jays' home for a terrific lunch and more archery.  And then before the Colorado bunch left we had another brief time on the beach. I didn't have my camera, but in my mind's eye I remember them gathered together on the beach for a picture.  It was one of those moments you remember for a long time.  What a great family I have.