Reuniting...it's a good thing.

2009

What a group. 66 souls to be exact. (67 if you count the one in Alicia's belly.) Its been a long while since we had family reunion let alone a camping one. The rain, of course, played a huge roll in everything. We even had to go to a different campground since people were getting stuck on the slippery, muddy, dirt road climbing up to Camp Timberlane. We ended up at Scofield Reservoir which was a great fit. We lucked out.

Hanging out in the middle of the Hind Family dominated road.

The kids did some fun crafts (provided by us, the Richard Hind Family) including hiking staffs, visors, and also a nature scavenger hunt. Mom also did a bingo game where we learned a lot about our ancestors.

Kyle and Samuel

Noah wondered down to the dock by himself...and up to the road...and I felt like a crappy parent. Rocks DO NOT work well as fetch toys for Tommy. Blood. Lots of blood.

Lessons learned.

We only spent one night due to Kyle's soccer game -that he refused to play- that we wanted to attend. The time spent was well worth it though. Looking forward to it next year!

Logan, Hayley and Mary

Ken Hind Family

Grandma and Matt

The rocket- glad we brought it. The kids LOVED it.

Curious George Land

I've discovered that getting away in the winter really helps dispel the winter time blues. So thanks to some beautiful scenery, a cozy condo and great company, I did just that.

I'm a sucker for a good ghost town and just my luck, we did one called Silver Reef. There were some pretty interesting things to see including mercantile store and silver storage vault. We also did a hike at Red Cliffs which I don't think I have done before. There was a beautiful water fall and stream but unfortunately it was not warm enough for a dip. Next time I'm there during the heat I'll be wearing water shoes.

Despite the cooler temps we did end up taking a dip in pool. It really wasn't bad and I was happy to pretend that summer was here.

We hiked around over by the "Dixie" sign. Its a fun place to play around on slick rock right in town. Some were "disappointed" that we didn't couldn't "Fat Man's Challenge" but I could see the relief.

The bummer of the trip was finding out that I couldn't get any delicious candy due to the fact that the British shop had closed. I was so looking forward to a "Ripple" or "Double Decker"...

We did eat well though. We tried a new mexican restaurant (Eh. Not a big fan of Kraft singles topping my burrito...), had pizza at the Pizza Factory and partook of CeeCee's yummy taco soup.

Of course, the cousins had a great time. Will, Kyle and Taylor couldn't get enough of each other. And even Noah and Reagan took a liking to each other (holding hands with big grins on their faces).

Can't wait to do it again!

Oh and the title of this blog is the name Kyle gave St. George. Cute!