Over Labor Day weekend our family attended a reunion for my side of the family...in Yellowstone! Everyone was there except my younger brother. We missed you, Jeff!
Day 1- We arrived at the cabin in the evening and had dinner outside and a campfire. The kids had fun running in the woods and exploring the cabin.
Real men build fires while holding a baby.
Day 2- We drove for 3 hours to get to our first stop. Thanks to a road closure, it took us twice as long as it should have. But what a beautiful drive.
Here's just part of our caravan, starting with the black car. There were two others somewhere.
One would think that Dave was viewing wildlife, but no....license plates. Each family battled against each other to see who could find the most plates by the end of the weekend. Oh yeah...we won!
My awesome sister, Laurel designed these matching shirts. We got quite a few comments and stares from other tourists. What like people have never seen a huge herd of white shirts before?
The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
Day 3- We attended church at the local branch. It was the most people I have ever seen at one Sacrament Meeting. They counted more than 1900 people and they still passed the Sacrament which took about 50 minutes. We sat in the kitchen, but others were lined up outside the building, lined in the halls, packed into every classroom, and outside huddled next to windows to hear the testimonies. They even held a second meeting which hosted about 1200 more. What a cool experience.
After church we drove to Big Springs and fed fish and walked the bridges. It was a beautiful scenery!
We then drove to Old Faithful and walked the boardwalks to Morning Glory Pool.
We sure got an up close look at some Bison and watched one roll in the dirt. Really cool! In fact some tourists got a little too close and a couple Bison came to protect the baby. They growled and stamped the ground, but did the tourists get away...no, they wanted their pictures. Crazies! It was like a train wreck...I couldn't look away.
Day 4- Sad day. We ate breakfast, packed up, played a little more, and said our goodbyes. I dread this part. But it was a great weekend together!!
I love my family!!
9 comments:
I have loved these posts about your family reunion. Laurel did a great job on the shirts and I loved the idea to have the families compete for the most license plates. How cool!
I have been waiting for this post for a month! :) What fun to re-live all these fun memories again. I sure miss everyone.
Yes, Natalie, I too was awaitin'. You have some great pictures here.
Love the pictures...ALL of them! That pully-thingy at the end reminds me of when I broke my ankle. (looong time ago) It was dropping just right/wrong from one of those things. Ugh. Love the one of you and M with her tounge sticking out! Too cute!
Yellowstone is one of my favorite places in the world! I'm a big fan of the matching t-shirts, no family reunion is complete without them. :)
Looks like a fun vacation - and so warm. I am so not ready for winter. I love the quote you have at the top of your blog. My dishes are "waiting" tonight because after a reenactment of Ammon's story we made jello for FHE & played Old Maid. Its nice to be reminded of how precious our children are. I'm sure when I'm older I won't be wishing I spent more time reading or teaching piano - I'll wish for more moments with my children. Feel free to add our blog to your list. I'd like to add yours to mine too. Blogging is so much fun.
Heidi
This reunion was my all-time favorite! (I know, this is only our second, so not much competition.) But it was so enjoyable to have everyone plan and cook the meals. I dubs to make it part of future reunions to have your dad & me pay for a restaurant meal, so we don't have to cook.
The pictures are so great! We are so blessed to have such a wonderful family.
I love Yellowstone! How fun for you guys!
I am making my blog private, so email me so I have your email address so I can add you! (LisaAnderson122@gmail.com)
how fun!! what fun pictures!! The Eddington family is the coolest
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