Family Time in the Mountains

We just returned from an amazing time at Kirk's family reunion at Snow Mountain Ranch in Colorado. Family came in from California, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and Florida. It was good to get to know his family better.














I was amazed to discover that, even upon closer inspection, Kirk has a family of really nice people. Some highlights for me:

• Uncle Harold reminiscing about camping when they were kids. Orva brought Grandma's scrapbooks from the trips.
  
• Aunt Elaine blowing bubbles, surrounded by happy children.
• Boys spending hours playing in the dirt with trucks and tractors.
• Eating Alaskan Halibut caught and prepared by Andy.
• Hearing Nora and Uncle Merl's story of tipping their canoe!
• Enjoying the beautiful Colorado scenery. The air smelled of pine and I swear I heard a Mountain Lion one night.

The only unfortunate things about our trip were that not everyone was able to come, the really cold nights, and the dead and dying trees. Apparently the area has been ravaged by the Pine Beetle, so parts of the campground were really barren. The mountainsides were covered with brown trees. But, all things considered, it was a good trip.