Miners 2024!

Here we are again! It feels like such a joyous occasion as we all arrive at this familiar gathering. Jon gets tents set up while Matt and Abby get dinner going. All the little kids run around while the older kids chat and set up card games. It's the best!

We did the hike up to the boulders the first night.

                                                                       What a view!

Baby Baker celebrated his first year of life this day!

 

The next morning I put together my breakfast burritos. I had pre-made most of them, so they were easy to assemble. Then we loaded up coolers with lunch and drinks and headed to the lake. We spent the day paddling out in the water and napping in the shade until everyone had their fill.

That evening, we took a group to see "Twisters" in town. It was more entertaining than I though it would be!

Afterwards we went back to the campsite. Even though we had already had dinner, the kids were snack-ish. We made a bunch of cheese enchiladas for everyone and they hit the spot!

 

We took the kids into town to check out some shops. We were too big a group to go into these little boutiques, and they really had no interest. I bought a bouquet of suckers and we settled on some shaded grass under big trees and waited for the Goulding's to pull into town. It was so fun to hear about their trip and see Landrie! They joined us for dinner . We stayed up chatting most nights until I was too sleepy to stay in my chair.

The last day, after packing up and loading and cleaning, everyone lingered a little. We just can't believe another year of Miner's is in the books! I sure love seeing all of these cousins together.

Ha-ha! Zeke in his all black. And Solly! So many personalities shining through.

 

See ya another time, Miner's!