This was our 1st bi-annual family reunion. It was the first time in over 5 years since our whole family has been together, and it was definitely worth it! We went to Lake Winnipesauke (sp?) in New Hampshire. We got to spend a week together in July before we all had to head back to real life. The best part was that we were there over the 4th of July.
While we were there, we went to Boston. It was my first time going there and it was truly awesome! We went to Paul Revere's house, North Church, and the site of the Boston Massacre (among others). We also ate at this cute little Italian place, and got DELICIOUS sandwiches and calzones. Unfortunately, Jeremy wasn't feeling well that day, so I only got to go with my mom, dad, little brother, and his wife. It was well worth it, though. We laughed and enjoyed it.
The family reunion was so much fun, though! We were staying in a house right on the lake, so we got to go water skiing, wake boarding, wake surfing, tubing, jet skiing, and other fun adventurous activities (especially with my family). Somehow, no one got seriously injured. Even when Jeremy had the "bright" idea to pull a tube behind the Jet Ski. The look on my brothers' faces as they got whipped around at 60+ miles an hour (easily) was priceless. It is kind of nice having Jeremy who can now make them the guinea pigs! The biggest adventure of the whole week, though, when when we ran out of gas, and had to be towed back to the dock. My nieces were concerned that we would never get back and be stuck there forever, and then we realized there were phones in the glove box, and we called back to the house for a rescue! It's nice to know we will always rescue each other (even when it's due to our own stupidity).
We also played a very interesting game of reverse charades. That is where everyone on the team, except one person, has to act out the clue, and one person has to guess the answer. During the course of the game, Jeremy had to act like he was milking, and my mom became the cow. I don't think he will ever live that down. And I'm pretty sure some people may have laughed so hard they peed a little.
The fourth of July was a lot of fun as well. We ate steaks, and other great food my mom prepared. Then, we watched fireworks from the dock. Afterward, when the kids were in bed, the adults (except my mom who stayed back in case any kids woke up), hopped in the boat and drove out to the middle of the lake. We anchored there and just got to talk. We laughed about memories, and asked my dad what his greatest advice in life would be. He told us that it would be to not forget our faith, stay strong in the Gospel, and keep our families strong. Our serious moment was then interrupted when two of my brothers freaked out over a "GIANT" (it was about the size of a dime) spider that was crawling up my blanket. I proceeded to calmly swat it off the blanket, and kill it. I then proceeded to chide them over the fact that I was tougher with spiders than they were. Those moment don't happen often so I have to take advantage of them.
As all good things do, the reunion came to an end. We all hopped back in cars and drove back to Deleware, where we stayed for another day before returning to Utah. We got to go to Longwood gardens, which is BEAUTIFUL! Then, we got to enjoy flying with three kids under 7. Luckily there were six adults so we were almost evenly numbered.
Next post (which will hopefully not take as long to write as this one): The end of summer and beginning of school.
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