Bear Lake 2010 (Morris and Stoker Reunion)

July is the busy month for us.  Seems like we go to the cabin and then off to family reunions on Blake's side of the family.  My dad does not like to go to them.  Needless to say we didn't go.  I remember going to like 5 in the past 30 years of my life.  2 of them for the Lindsay side and the other 3 for the Huss side.  I am learning to like going to the reunions and catching up with Blake's family.  So much changes from reunion to reunion.  In people's lives they have either got married, had a baby, going a mission, or sadly someone has past on.

MORRIS REUNION

The first family reunion was the Morris Reunion which is at Bear Lake every year for a week at Ideal Beach (a.k.a. Sweet Water).

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Blake goofing off.

                   

               My nephew Jordan

 

 Blake and Kennedy

 Blake and Kennedy

Blake, Kennedy,and Me

As you can tell I am not the best picture taker.  I really need to work on that. Sadly we were at Bear Lake and I think I took a total of 20 pictures between the two reunions.  Note to self - be a better photographer just to capture moments.

STOKER REUNION

For the Stoker reunion we stayed at Rendezvous Beach.  The Reunion included about a 1 mile hike to this lake with Blake, Kennedy and I.  It is a glacier.  The water was a bit cold to the touch.  However, there were some CRAZY folks that were swinging in the lake.  People had put a rope in one of the branches of an old tree with a knot at the end of the rope.  The line for the rope had like 20 people in it.  I was not going to  get in line to swing into the water. 

The Stoker reunion is always changing locations.  I think that is one of the things I like about this reunion cause you get to see and visit different places.  Each sibling takes a turn hosting.  Along with their family decide where they want to hold the reunion.  Some of the places have included Lava Hot Springs, Salt Lake City, Palisades, Panguitch Lake, Mesa Verde, and Bear Lake.  I have now been in the family long enough that they have rotated through all of Blake's aunts and his dad.  We are starting over.  Can't wait to see where we go in the coming years. 

Blake, Kennedy, and Me

Blake, Kennedy, Robyn (Blake's mom), my niece Kaitlyn

Kevin (Blake's brother) and Kennedy

Kennedy playing under the dinning table in the trailer.

When you stay at the Ideal Beach obviously you don't need a trailer, but for the Stoker reunion I really didn't want to tent it with miss Kennedy.  We had to drive home for a reception anyway.  So we picked the trailer up from my parents and then headed back to Bear Lake.  There sure was a lot of driving involved.  We probably should have called and asked if we could just park it while we were already up there the previous days.  I didn't think the resort would really appreciate having the fifth wheel there.  It all worked out and we were happy. 

4th of July 2010

Typically every year we go the the cabin for the 4th of July.  This year not much happened compared to the year before.  We have my dad the "MIGHTY HUNTER" with his harvest.  Okay it was really a nuisance. 

Yes next to my dad is a badger.  Not a friendly critter. Instead of living underneath the cabin he now lives inside the cabin.  We have since named him Dodger the Badger. 

This 4th of July 2010 was cool.  The water was very high from the spring run off.  We saw some beavers that I had rarely seen much in the prior years.  It reminded me of when I was a kid.  It seemed liked we were there every weekend with my mom and dad's friends Dave and Dana and their kids. Or my aunt and uncle Sharon and Lew and their girls.  The families have now expanded.  I am now bringing my family along with my bro and his wife and my cousins and their husbands and those of us who have kids.   

This 4th of July was also sad now looking back.  Who knew this would be one of the last times my horse Chance would make it up there.  Here is my good ole boy Chance.  I sure loved riding him.  I was very comfortable with him.  Not only just on short rides around the cabin, but on long pack trips with my dad.  I got to the point I would tie a knot in the reins.  Then I would put them on the saddle horn and away we went.

Myself, Kennedy, and Chance

 Blake, myself, Kennedy, and Chance

 My dad, myself, Kennedy, and Chance

My aunt and uncle (Sharon & Lew) 

 sleepy Keri (cousin) - is like 8 month prego and can't get comf\ortable

 Kennedy's new do

Front/top shot 

Kennedy, Blake, and Payzlee 

Kennedy and Me 

This is Kennedy's hair after I took it out for the night.  My mom held her while I took out

all those little rubber bands.  She wasn't a happy "camper".  No pun intended.

All-in-all the cabin is a fun quick get-a-way.  I wish my grandma and grandpa Lindsay could see how much we enjoy and are thankful for what they did.  My how they would be so amazed to see what my dad has done to help improve it.  Through out the summer he along with Blake and my dad's brother Curtis built a much needed new deck.  It is huge compared to what we used to have.  In my opinion way nice.  When you think of  a cabin these days, it is basically a second/summer home.  For those of you who have not been to our cabin is VERY rustic.  I love it.  Not that we want to get it way dirty, but you don't feel like you have to take a shower when you come in every time to make sure you don't get anything dirty.  Maybe in the future we will make more improvements.  But for now the place is GREAT!

10 Year Class Reunion

Well, I had my 10 year class reunion last June.  (Nothing like posting in a timely manner.) It was fun to see everyone.  Man how time flies.  We all have changed so much.  People in 10 years are able to accomplish so much.  One had a Law degree, one even had their 5th child on the way, and other lives in China.  I can say that I have gone to school and achieved my degree, even traveled out of the country (not to live just vacation), but I am lacking in the child department with only one.  We hope to increase that one day.  (I am not hinting that anything will happen to so.) 

Barbi, Cambria, Michelle, Kristie, myself, and Kirsten

Only to wonder where we will be in another 10 years from now.  Some of us may have kids getting married, off to missions, or even in college.  Now that is weird to think about.  Hopefully we will be able to accomplish more dreams.  Reunions often make one reflect on where they have come from and where they are going.  I have had some pretty cool and amazing things happen not to mention some not so good things.  You take the good with the bad and press forward.  One of my favorite saying is "if everyone put all their troubles in a pile, you will still walk away with your own.  Because everyone's elses troubles will seem a little harder to make it through."

I wish everyone from the class of 2000 best of luck in the coming years.