The 1st P&A Richards Family Reunion!

My family had our first Peter & Alecia Richards Reunion! We went up to the Heber Valley Camp that is owned by the church. We had a few cabins that we stayed in. Candice and Adam were unfortunately stuck with us.... I am so sorry... Jack and Clara did not sleep well at all! But despite our two rough nights and freezing cold weather, the reunion was a ton of fun!

Candice designed sweatshirts for us all. The kids had little long sleeve shirts and the babies had onsies. So cute. Here is the whole clan.

Jackson loved it. The fire, dirt, rocks, snow, hiking, and of course family family family! It was freezing cold. Thankgoodness I took up his coat, hat and gloves because he would have frose with out it. We were completly snowed out Saturday morning - we packed up our things and headed out first thing. Clara did alright. Well, it was a rough weekend for her. #1... 2 days before we left, I started her on bottles and formula (not the best idea to do right before a weekend away from home with other people that have to listen to your crying baby) #2... Once again, it was freezing cold. Who knows - maybe she's just not much of a camper... ?Hoo-ray for the fire! It kept us all toasty warm... and stinky.My mom was fantastic with the dutch oven! Amazing chili one night, roasted turkey and cheesy bacon potatoes the next, and topped off with a apple crisp (thank you melissa) .... um um good. Friday we all did the ropes course. It was really fun. Thankgoodness I have grown up doing the Aspen Grove ropes course - I am a pro. Ha ha. Just kidding. This actually freaked me out a little more than I thought it would. I havn't done something like this for a long time... and the ropes that you walk across - it's pretty high up there. Of course Scott does it with no problem. Everyone did it. Even my mom, dad, and adam - who are all deathly affraid of heights. Way to go everyone! And check this one out... little Henry. He climbed up the whole tree like a little monkey!
So proud.Jack saw Henry doing it and thought he wanted to give it a try. Think again. They started putting him in the harness and he freaked out. Maybe next time my little man.
After we did the big ropes coarse, we headed over to all the little ropes coarse. The spider web that everyone has to get through with out touching it, the rope you swing, more wire walking, balancing on the log... it was all a ton of fun. Although, I am pretty sure our family made everything much more difficult than we needed to. But hey - he had more fun that way! A few years ago, Miles came up here and built this gathering area for his Eagle project. Luckily he had a big group of people there to help him because it was a ton of work. They had to clear the land, slope it just right, dig up the ground, cut the small logs that the big ones lay on, stain the wood, and lay it all out. Wow! What an Eagle Project! Way to go lil bro.
The leaves are changing. It is so beautiful. Love it.
The reunion was a blast. It was so fun to have a weekend with my family. Rarely are we all together - usually someone is stuck at work, lame. Thanks mom and dad for planning it and thanks to everyone for all that you brought and planned to make it so fun.