Last weekend we had our annual Snow Family Reunion. Last year I planned it and I was so grateful this year that all I needed to do was attend. When we arrived on Thursday, we played a good game of Rubbers – a Snow Classic.
The next morning we went on a the Pine Creek Nature Trail. The final destination was “Glacial Outwash”. Apparently that means “A Bunch of Rocks”.
After we had lunch, David and Melissa had planned “The Snowmazing Race” – a spin off of “The Amazing Race”. We got into 5 different teams and raced around Heber/Midway from clue to clue completing challenges. Challenges included bobbing for apples, shooting CD’s with rubbers, singing and dancing, and eating massive amounts of ice cream very quickly. Unfortunately I was busy taking videos and not pictures so there is no documentation (unless you want to watch a 3 minutes of us singing “The Lonely Goatherd”.
The next day we headed into Provo to the CLAS Ropes Course. Here we were split into groups and had to complete tasks/challenges – like getting everyone through the spider web without touching the string – or get everyone off the “sinking ship” and safety on the “lifeboat”, and cross the “Grand Canyon” with on 4 pieces of wood. In the afternoon we did the “High Ropes” and rock climbed, did a zip line, and my favorite, the swing…where they lifted you 40 feet in the air and then you dropped. Some in the family handled it better than others.
Rob getting ready to swing
Hoisting someone up to swing.
Rob trying to do a flip
Jonathan doing a flip
David – a little freaked out.
The next morning everyone got up early and drove to Lehi so they could be there for Hannah’s blessing. We are very grateful everyone put in the extra effort to be there.
That evening we threw a surprise 50th Wedding Anniversary party for Sheldon and Patricia. There was cake, decorations, presents, and a movie that Clark put together for them.
Following was a lesson on “teamwork”.
Our team totally won…but at least the other team didn’t break one of the skies.
All in all is was a great reunion. It’s so fun to see everyone at least once a year. A big thank you to Cherilyn for planning the whole thing!
