During the second week of June, we had our Farnsworth Family Reunion. Russell and I were in charge this year so we got to decide where to go and what to do. We decided to introduce the Farnsworth's to Gooseberry. We camped at Cold Springs and had a great time. Now that Russell's parents have a camp trailer, it is easier to camp in secluded areas rather than in campgrounds.
The Cold Springs area was so beautiful. It was also so wet! The snow had just melted on the mountain so there were streams and ponds everywhere. There were even snow drifts in some places. We loved riding the four-wheelers around and hiking.
Near the Cold Springs lake there was this beautiful stream running into the lake. There were also many springs running into the lake. We liked walking around the lake and exploring. Well we only made it made a quarter of the way around the lake before it became too muddy from the last remaining snow banks.
The boys had a great time with Grandpa and Grandma Farnsworth. Colby was able to catch a tiny frog and he kept it in a water bottle the whole time. It was his new pet. He gave it leaves, and water, and anything else he could think of to make the frogs habitat comfortable in the bottle. We did let the frog go before we left though so that it would live.
Logan loved playing games with Grandpa. His favorite was Qwerkle. After playing the game they used the blocks to build towers and then knocked them over.
As part of the reunion, we traveled down to Manti to see the Manti Pageant. This was the final year of the Pageant so we wanted to see it for the last time.
We got there early enough to find pretty good seats along the grassy area on the side. While we waited, we ate a picnic dinner and played games.
Poor Charlotte got sick the day we came up to the mountain. We could not figure out what was going on and why she had a fever. Finally we figured she must have an ear infection or sore throat to be causing the fevers to knock her out. We decided to take her to the doctor in Manti. We were so grateful for their service because by the time we got off the mountain and into Manti, the clinic was about to close. We called them as soon as we got service and they said they would stay open to see Charlotte. I am so glad they did because it turned out that she did have a pretty bad ear infection and needed an antibiotic. We thanked them so much and got some medicine in Charlotte. While at the pageant, she slept most of the time, the poor thing.
We also met my parents and Lacie and her family at the Pageant. They also wanted to see it for the last time so we told them to come with us too. The kids loved seeing both grandparents and even more cousins. They had a blast. The Pageant was amazing as it always has been. We are sad that it will no longer be playing each year now that the Church came out and said they were no longer doing pageants. We are so glad that we got to see it this year.
After the pageant, we headed back up the mountain to our camp and then slept in the next morning because of the late night.
The next day, we took our kayaks out for their maiden voyage. Last year we tried out Lacie and Clay's kayaks on Fish Lake and absolutely loved them. Because of this, we went out and bought three of our own. We bought them during the winter though so this was the first time we have taken them out.
We love our kayaks and the Stewart's had a good time using them as well. The water was so calm and relaxing that Jen and I did not want to come back into shore when we went out together. We took the kayaks out on Salina Reservoir. The water was so high that the entire meadow was full. The kids floated around near the shore where we could see them but the adults paddled back up into the trees and the back side of the Reservoir. It was so beautiful! Alex and Emily were professional kayak-ers and went all over the lake. I don't think Colby even came in and got off the yellow kayak the whole time we were there.
Charlotte was still not feeling the greatest so most of the time she and I just chilled on the shore in our camp chairs. Finally the fever got the best of her and she puked. I knew then it was time to take her back to camp. We had a fun time on the kayaks and will definitely be using them a lot this summer.
By the time it was time to break camp and head home, Charlotte was feeling much better. The medicine was starting to work. Unfortunately this was on the last day so she missed out on playing with her cousins the whole time.
A couple of funny stories that happened this weekend involved hammocks, trees, and the ground. First, it was Father's Day during the Reunion so together everyone got Grandpa Farnsworth a hammock. He was so excited to try out his hammock so he had Tyler string it up on some trees and set it up for him. When Tyler had done this, Keith went over to try and get in the hammock. We were all watching him with interest knowing this was going to be funny. We told Tyler to get out his phone to video this but he wouldn't. Well just as Keith sat down and tried to get comfortable, the hammock swung out from under him and he did this flip thing and landed right on the ground. We didn't know if we should laugh our heads off or run and help him. We decided to laugh! He was fine and was actually laughing on the ground as well. Finally Keith figured out how to get into the hammock with out falling and spent a lot of time relaxing in it.
The second story involved Tyler and Ashley. They were both laying in one hammock and just chilling when all of a sudden they heard this cracking noise. They looked around just as the tree their hammock was tied to fell to the ground taking them with it. Luckily the tree fell away from them but they still landed hard on the ground. Once again we decided to laugh at them as they struggled to get up. So now the joke is that they are so heavy trees can't even hold them in a hammock.
We all had a good time at the reunion and we didn't want to leave the mountain. Until next year!
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