Mr M's siblings weren't able to attend the reunion this summer, so we stopped at Mr M's parents' house on our way to my family's reunion. While there, we were able to visit with Mr M's siblings and LMS got to play with her cousins.
Mr M's reunion is an extended family reunion that has been getting smaller each year as the older generations have more and more health problems and/or pass away. A small contingent want to continue the reunions, though, so I think they may be a bit modified in the future.
My FIL and his siblings always arrive early for a mini-reunion, but it overlapped with my family reunion this year so we only made it up to Cascade, Idaho a day early. These reunions are mostly travel trailer based, so they're held at campgrounds. The spot we ended up with this year didn't have any hookups. This isn't a huge deal, but we realized our trailer battery was crap- it couldn't hold a charge overnight even. When we came back down we bought a new, larger battery that is much more capable of running things. If they weren't so expensive, it'd be nice to install some solar panels on the roof.
We've gone to a number of reunions in the Cascade area now, and it really is beautiful country up there. Too bad there's no jobs for Mr M.
These reunions are much less structured than the reunions for my family. It's nice to do things both ways- there's advantages to both. This year the guys made sure they did some golfing (the course is right next to the lake) while the girls sat and relaxed while talking back at the campground. Some of us tried to find some hot springs, but while the hike was pretty, the hot springs were disappointing. A few years ago we hiked to an alpine lake with much better results.
at the head of the stream, where the hot springs bubbled up
one of the hot springs
When we came down from the mountains we also got to visit with Mr M's grandmother. It's always nice to spend time with her.
LMS with her great-grandma, Nanny, and grandma
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