We hit my family reunion first, which was again held at Bear Lake, Utah. This reunion is just my parents, my siblings, and their spouses and kids, and we try to do it every other year. Last time we rented a large cabin, but it wasn't super close to the water, so we opted for a couple condos right on the water this time. Despite the terrible pullout couch beds some of us slept on, it was nice being so close to the water. The extra kitchen came in handy, too.
Some of the activities included the traditional turns-out-to-be-longer-than-we-thought hike. Seriously, this somehow happens at every single reunion. I, along with a couple other family members who weren't feeling up to a longer hike had opted for a much shorter hike, so at least some of us were spared the unanticipated pain and suffering. We should know better and should have anticipated this, but we are forever optimistic that "this year will be different".
LMS with one of my trekking poles, pretending to be an old lady
LMS left the poles with me (I didn't want to risk losing my balance and falling), and went on the longer hike with her daddy.
The shorter hike was around a very picturesque lake, and it was a gorgeous day for it.
We also held a white elephant gift exchange, played board games, took a shorter hike, played mini golf, and spent time at the lake. At the lake we rented the giant water pillow (the yellow thing in the second photo down), a speedboat and ---, and some stand up paddle boards. Lots of fun for everyone!
Cousin C giving LMS a ride on a paddle board
Cousin S giving LMS another ride
Cousin S loading up the younger kids
fun in the sand with Cousin G
discussing the shot with Cousin A
LMS with Cousins N and A
We're spread out across the country, so it's fun to see everyone and have a good time together, even if it's not very often.
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