80 Year Old Visits
Yes, Pat Coakley turned 80 on Feb 16 and to celebrate, Pat and Katie drove up from Florida to visit us and their three children joined us for a couple days, too. The families have known each other since 1978 when we moved to Harbor Beach and I took the elementary principal job. Pat had been the high school principal there for a few years. While Pat and Katie were older than us, our children were relatively close in age and we became fast friends as families. We even vacationed together as families over a period of around 20 years at Brevort Lake and Drummond Island in Michigan's upper peninsula. Many fond memories shared over the years and so very happy that we could all gather for this occasion. The pictures here are not in order chronologically but demonstrate the good times.
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| Pat and Katie ready to head back to Florida |
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| Some of the gang at the Mason house. They hosted breakfast for the last day the Coakley kids could stay. |
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| Sean, Pat, Kendall and Aaron |
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| Aaron, Kendall, Kalee and Alyce |
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| Katie and youngest Jennie |
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| The friendship |
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| Selfies at the Japanese steakhouse |
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| The families gathered at Sumo Japanese Steakhouse |
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| Gotta show the cook |
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| Hard to see but he's bouncing a fresh egg on a spatula |
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| Friends |
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| Katie and Pat |
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| Aaron on the "kids" side of the tables |
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| Oldest Kalee with her Mark |
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| Kalee and Sean |
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| Sean, the middle child, with Maeve on their device |
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| Avery and Ryn enjoyed each other |
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| Mugging for the camera |
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| The Coakley Clan |
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| An ice cream cake is always a winner |
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| Day one gathering at the Redmond ranch |
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| Kalee's Ryn |
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| Party Time! |
The kids played
Serious conversations
Relaxation
Jennie baked a rhubarb pie, her father's favorite!
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| The Coakley kids plus Mark |
Alyce and Papa Pat
The cake and candles are ready
The family. Sadly minus Sean's wife and son Connor who were at a sporting event for Connor
Pat and Katie...also celebrated their 50th in the summer
Relax and chat
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| Juggling |
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| "Score!" |
Check the form
"I got it!"
The Coakley jump
Teaching Alyce the Coakley jump
Practice
Look at that form
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| A few motorcycle rides |
One more go
Ma and Pa
Look at that food!
The night ended with tributes from the kids. Kalee started
A speech from Sean
A toast and speech from Jennie
The crazies
Mimosas at Masons
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Avery and Ryn
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