Miner Family Reunion

We got to go to our biannual Miner Family Reunion during the second week in July. It was at a really nice Cabin near Bear Lake(in Utah). It started on Monday and ended on Friday, so that basically gave us Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday to plan fun activities. We decided that Wednesday and Thursday would be the best lake days because of weather conditions. On Tuesday we thought of checking out the cave tour nearby, but a lot of the group didn't want to risk having to wait hours in order to go through the tour. We opted to take a hike up to a lake instead. The cool thing about this specific lake is that it has a big rope swing and some cliffs to jump off of. Ashley loved the rope swing and did it at least three times.

Danny tried a couple of times too. Alyssa chickened out and I wasn't dressed for going in the water(plus I really didn't want to be cold).

Our kids were too young for us to let them try the cliff jump, but a lot of their older cousins jumped off and said it was awesome.
On our Wednesday lake day, we all went in on a boat rental. In addition to that, my oldest brother also brought 2 wave runners, a jet ski, and a huge water trampoline. It was a lot of effort to set the trampoline up, so we just left it floating on the lake overnight so we could enjoy it both days. We only worried a little bit that it would blow/float away, or get stolen. We took turns all day long on the wave runner(only one of the 2 would actually start) and jet ski and filling up the boat. It was a lot of fun. The kids enjoyed splashing in the water and playing in the sand.

Here is the group(not everyone was there, but most of us were) in front of the lake on the second beach day. We didn't have the boat on the second day, but still enjoyed all of the other activities.

On the final evening together, the adults left all the kids at the cabin and went out to dinner together. Here is the whole group right before we left for dinner.

In addition to the daytime activities, the cabin also had a pool table, foosh ball, toys for the little kids, a play set outside, a volleyball net, a theater room, plus there was Grandma's Bingo every night for the grand kids and great grand kids. My brother also made a bubble solution for those gigantic bubbles and made wands to blow them. I think most of us tried making some big bubbles during our down time. Mostly, our kids just enjoyed playing/spending time with their cousins. It is always so fun to get together with family and we are already looking forward to the next reunion that will take place in 2 years. We are so grateful for Mom and Dad and their efforts to get us together every two years.