Family Reunion

This year the Acor Reunion was in Eastern Idaho in Swan Valley at an old ski resort turned into summer camp.  On the weekends they rent the cabin out to groups.  So we stayed Friday and Saturday nights.  Stacy was over the reunion this year and did a great job!

The cousins were all excited to hang out with each other again.  They started where they left off last time they were together.  Tanner really missed Dakota, but didn't mind being with all the girls most of the time.  

 The first night we all had dinner together and the kids played hide and go seek.  Then we set up the projector for a movie.  We also started a fire to warm up, which surprisingly was not too smokey in the lodge once the movie was over, we all went to bed and one last log was put on the fire.  It was soooo smokey.  We couldn't sleep upstairs in the main room, so we crashed the kids area and bunked with them, hung up a blanket in the doorway to block the smoke and opened the window.  It was better, but just as we fell asleep Jaxson woke up dancing having to go to the bathroom.  Barry couldn't open his eyes, because he needs drops since his surgery to open them after sleeping, so he got my groggy attention.  We were pretty far from the bathroom, so I decided that because we were right next to a window without a screen I would hold him close to the window and let him go out the window.  I held him up but then realized as he was sitting on my leg that it was too late, he had already gone while he was dancing on the floor.  It ended up being a pretty restless night.  The next morning after breakfast I went to the car to take a much needed nap.

Barry found a critter trap and had to use it!  He caught two ground squirrels with Cheetos as the bait. Stacy planned some fun Minute to Win It games.  We divided into three teams, the Gators, Team Awesomeness, and the Stallions (all the adults).  

 Later that day we went fishing.

 After fishing we went to the Square Ice Cream Store.

Cam flipping burgers!

 We were so glad that newly engaged Justin and Kinley were able to make it for the reunion.  It was fun to get to know her better.  These two played hide and go seek with the kids and kept them entertained.  Tanner, Cassidy and Rebecca were a little disappointed that Justin and Kinley gave up looking for them when they had a "really good" hiding spot in the dumpster.

 The Idaho Fish and Game would come by the creek and check on the fish.  Everyone was interested in watching what they were doing.

The second night was much better, no smoke, lots of sleep.  The next day was Fathers Day and also happened to be my birthday.  We cleaned up the lodge and went to Idaho Falls for a little stop.   Barry and DeAnn made me a nice birthday dinner and cake.  I really appreciated it!
It was great to spend some time reconnecting with the Acors!