McGarry Reunion 2009

Every year our immediate McGarry family tries to get together and go camping somewhere. We had planned on going back to Tear Drop Lake this year on the 16th, 17th and 18th but Ben broke his arm and so we ended up with plan B...camping in Mom and Dad's back yard a week later. I was thrilled at how much fun it ended up being even so close to home. We had a ton going on as my parent were also hosting the yearly extended McGarry Family Reunion at their house on Saturday. {DAY 1} We like to try to get a picture of all the grandkids each year so we can see how they have grown. We are missing Wacy in this photo, but other than that the grandkids are all there. (top left: Ben, Noah, Branson, middle: Ashtyn, Zack, Haylee, bottom: Shaylee, Brock & Brigham) We didn't start the reunion until Thursday afternoon so we grilled hamburgers and roasted hot dogs and smores over the fire pit. Our cute parents who started this all. We ended the evening watching Kit Kitchridge outside on the shop wall. It was a great first day to our reunion. {DAY 2} Day 2 started out a little odd, it was alittle chilly with rain which we weren't expecting. We still made breakfast outside and then went in the house and cleaned house to prepare for the reunion the next day. It worked out well while we waited for the storm to blow through. Eventually the weather got better and we saddled up some horses to do relay races etc. in the arena. Here is Zack and Haylee doing a relay race where they are trying to keep a rock between their legs while racing to the finish line. Grandpa started roping the grandkids which they thought was great. Some of our cowboys (from left: Ben, Haylee, Ashtyn & Scott) We got Scott, Dad, Ashtyn, Kliss and Michelle to barrel race. None of the horses are used to the barrels so it was pretty comical to watch. Of Course Michelle won with a time of 22 seconds on Duke. Scott was riding Ratchet and he didn't want anything to do with the barrels. He kept trying to buck and crow hop with Scott so my Dad had to get on after Scott's ride and made him run the barrel pattern. Ride 'im Cowboy! . Later that evening we hung out in the backyard and danced while the guys did dutch oven cooking. Yum Yum! After dinner the kids did some archery We ended the evening with fireworks to celebrate Pioneer Day. {DAY 3} The first half of this day was spent getting ready for the extended family reunion. (I will post this one separately) After the reunion on Saturday we went boating at the Ririe Resevoir. We weren't there very long before a major wind storm blew in. We were on the dock and suddenly flip flops and other loose objects started flying in the water. We all grabbed what we could and hunkered down in a corner of the dock. Just our luck! We all got a good laugh out of it and stayed for a while longer before we gave up and loaded the kids up to take them home. It was freezing especially when the water would blow up and splash against us. Some of the older kids and the men stayed behind and played in the water despite the horrible wind. We all still had a great time. Brigham and Noah swimming by the dock. Aunt Michelle helping Brock and Brigham blow up a tube Zack and Brigham Ashtyn and Scott Logan and Brandon bringing in the boat Uncle Jeremy was driving with a load of kids. Thanks Michelle and Jeremy for taking us boating. It was a ton of fun even with the wind!