Showing posts with label reunion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reunion. Show all posts

Monday, June 29, 2026

Bear Lake this week

This week was the Ellis family reunion at the lake.  Between appointments, girls camp, Jer's time off, and Ada getting ready for her last business national competition.... Everyone was busy but me.... so I hitched a ride to the lake with Janelle and visited with Renee and Diane.... then Liz and Rach, and Joe. Mark and Carol came.  I'm so grateful to see my cousins and family. All 5 of my siblings were there this week too.... so I got to be there with all of them.  We played games, ate food, chatted, watched movies, etc....   My family came up Friday and Saturday (except Ada). It was nice off and on.  I had fun with the kids doing a moonwalk video.  It made me so happy. It got us away from the smoke of the fires too.  That was a nice break. I also mowed the lawn and weeded the beach with my kiddos.


Sam and Mark made these hooks in his blacksmith shop. 

We watched Project Hail Mary during a big wind storm.



There was a lot of wind but seeing this flag flying made me happy.




Singing Grandpa Ellis's favorites.

We watched one of the soccer world championships matches too. 

Ceviche in Garden City.




Mom, Seth and I finished painting the new bathrooms one morning before windstorms came through.




Seth cat napping.

Me, Renee, Janelle

 

Saturday, July 19, 2025

4th of July

For the 4th, we hung out with about half of the Robertson family.  We swam, ate hamburgers, played the bucket game, pig sticks, trampolines, bikes, video games, and played with cousins. Jer is the entertainment committee.  He put up 9 square, the slack line, organized games, and set off fireworks with about 20 nieces and nephews.
Evelyn in her happy place.



The bucket game.

We had tons of poppers and confetti cannons this year.


Evelyn was very excited about her "tiny hat".













Rocky, Millie, Walter, Seth, Owen, Duncan, Hal, Ian, Evelyn, Isabel, Cyrus

Jonathan was awesome with keeping order during sparkler use.


My amazing husband.





















It's a fish!




I love how the fireworks are reflecting in her glasses.

Taking a minute to enjoy the show.





Evelyn and Sam dominated in chicken fights this time around.  They didn't lose any.  Between Evelyn's acro and Sam's newly found muscles....


Even after a sneak attack.



























They've all been on a Batman and Robyn kick.








Marg made this cute pigeon for James.  It turned out so cute.




 

Rhees Family

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