This last week we had back to back reunions with both the Egbert side and the Harrison side. And let me tell you – both were a BLAST!!! Adam and I so very lucky to both have such awesome families that we adore spending time with.
For the Harrison family reunion my brother Luke was in charge and decided to head back to an old family favorite spot in Strawberry just East of Heber. Everyone brought their camping trailers or tents and we spent 4 fun filled days eating lots of yummy food, going hiking, singing camp songs, making smores, going on treasure hunts, making crafts, flinging jello, having a crawdad feast, playing bounce volleyball (SUPER FUN), four wheeling, and fishing for mud puppies. Below are some pictures from our week together.
Branson and Harry pretending to be chipmunks with cherries in their cheeks!
The boys taking their first 4-wheeler ride with Daddy
Getting ready to make smores for the evening
All the Harrison cousins (minus Allina, Amber, and Mandy)
Snuggling with my sweetie
Getting back from a family hike
Dawson’s find for the day – A “broken” (dead) snake! YUM!
Papa – who we lovingly called “Cowboy Santa Claus”
For dinner one night Luke, Jake, and Shannon all went scuba diving in Strawberry reservoir and caught us a yummy dinner of crawdads with all the fixins (corn on the cob, potatoes, carrots, and kilbasa). It was a dinner fit for a king!
Harry showing off one of the crawdads
The kids opening their mouths like hungry baby birds to get jello flung into them!
The big boys waiting for the jello flinging to begin!
Shannon flinging jello into the kids mouths
One of the favorite activities during the reunion was driving up to one of our favorite OLD camp spots where my Dad found a pond YEARS ago (when I was probably 10-12) where we could catch mud puppies (Salamanders). We were all in shock that they were still there after all these years and my parents both loved that we were making special memories with our kids just like they had made with us so many years ago. The kids absolutely LOVED it!
Everyone gathered around the pond to watch for the salamanders
Each of the kids taking turns holding the mud puppies
Trying to make this one into a handsome prince…didn’t work so well. Probably because I already found mine! 🙂
My two Doo Doo Head brothers!
My Mom also put together a wonderful treasure hunt where we each went with our own families to do some fun activities together like play a harmonica, play with a ball together, do crafts, play with toys, eat treats, etc. She focused on how our greatest treasures are our families and spending TIME together. It was really great and she put a lot of hard work into it.
Looks like you guys are having such a fun summer!!! Can't wait to see you at your shower!! I can't believe how little you are! You look great Sarah! Can you please add me to your email list again. I don't think it worked the first time. Sure do love you!!