Beasley Reunion August 5th - 9th

We were so excited for the Lloyd Jay Beasley reunion this year. The reunion was held at the Pinedell camp in the Sawtooth National Park just outside of Twin Falls, Idaho. It was a very beautiful place to have the reunion. We left California on Wednesday the fourth. We drove to St. George and arrived there around 1 am Thursday morning. Around 5am we pulled out from mom and dads house with mom and dad and Scott's family. We then made our way to the reunion. It was a long drive. Thankfully we didn't have the longest drive. I believe that my cousin Jay drove the farthest. He lives in Iowa. Thursday when we got to camp we choose which cabin we would be sleeping in. There were six or seven two story cabins as well as a lodge and showers. I guess the church uses Pinedell for girls camp and scout camp. The cabins are very simple. The first floor had a table, chairs, a wood burning stove and a small counter. The upstairs is just open space. We spread tarps across the floor and laid our air mattresses on top of them. In our cabin upstairs was mom, dad, Crystal, Amber, Danni, Buddy, Kenneth, Christy, Shadow, David and I. Downstairs for part of the time was Scott and his family. Thursday evening we had yummy dinner. Friday there was Temple in the morning, Dierks Lake for lunch with swimming after and a Dutch oven cook off for dinner. Some of the family went and did baptisms for the dead and then some of us attended a session. David and I attended the session. The Twin Falls Temple is a smaller Temple. David and I were so blessed to be able to attend with other family members. It was so nice to look around the room and see so many family. The picnic and swimming at Dierks Lake was fun. Dinner was fabulous with so many different dishes to try. Danni won first place in the Dutch oven cook off. His meat was so very, very yummy. Saturday the activities included: pinatas, the birthday bash and the auction. Grandma had made pinatas for the young kids, the middle age kids, the girls, and the boys. It was hilarious to watch everyone dive and fight over the candy and money. The auction took FOREVER!!! The birthday bash was more like a grab and go. But it was still fun. I got a jar full of oatmeal, and that's a good thing because all my oatmeal at home was gone :) Also late Saturday was a talent show of sorts. The idea was for you to get up and tell a little about what was going on with your family. The talent show started late and it seemed that people just could not shut up. It was DRAGGING. Sunday a few of the family got up real early and went to church. Our little family of four had our own version of church. Despite there being showers and flushable toilets I just could not make myself get up and head to church. Sunday afternoon I had a little blow up. I had had enough! There comes a point when I just can't take anymore BULL. Poor Crystal was at the wrong end of my blow up. By Sunday afternoon I was done with the drama caused by non relatives at the reunion and the fact that there was poor planning for EVERYTHING and that the food ran out before some of us relatives got to eat, but by golly the non relatives got plenty of food. I was just in a very sour mood. After my blow up I took a walk by myself and found a place to sit away from camp and calm down and enjoy the quiet. I caused quite a stir back at camp. It's a good thing the next regular reunion is two years away. After I calmed down Amber and I spent some time talking up in the cabin. Monday morning we packed up and headed home. It was a really good reunion and I am so glad that we got to go. It was so good to see Sarah and her family. It had been a few years since I had seen them. I have more pictures so most likely there will be another reunion post.

We found this wheel barrow at camp. It was very helpful for hauling "JUNK"

And for hauling some pretty good stuff.

And of course for hauling the little guy :)

Jayden is a year older than Christy. We sure wished that we lived closer so these two girls could play. Christy and Jayden are both in the fourth grade this year.

I was a mean mom and made them stand here for this picture. It was David and Shadow's first time in Idaho.