Venice Takara Bailey

August 2008



This was a month when nearly the whole Eugene Nagai-Beyer-Bailey family made a trek down to Morro Bay in California to participate in the Nagai-Tanaka family reunion - Diana and Venice and Xander made the trip, as did Granny and Jiichan taking Casey with them. This is an annual event, a time for touching bases, catching up on the growth of children and families, and spending time around food, camp fires, and the eating of S'mores. We spent time at the beach, and at the cove around Morro Rock, where there was plenty of water and sand play... Then, our return to the Bay Area and the home of Tracy and Scott for a summer gathering of the Merry Makers. Tori and Paul and Teiya came down from Eugene for this gathering, and an extended visit to the Bay Area to touch bases with a host of their friends...

Then, Diana and Chris hosted a birthday celebration for Granny at their home. Diana made a meatloaf birthday cake with a vegetable filler, topped with a mashed potato frosting, with birthday greetings in catsup...
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