Merkley Adventures: Labor Day Weekend Fun

Well, this Labor Day Weekend has been eventful, filled to the brim with activities for our family to do!
On Friday we drove up near Coalville and Camped Out for a night in the outdoors! We borrowed a tent from my in laws and slept in a tent with just the tent, sleeping bags and dirty ground! I had to have my hubbs grab me 2 extra blankets out of our trunk since it was so freezing! I am so thankful for my home and our heater and also my soft warm bed! I don't like sleeping outside with bugs and scary animals which rustle around my tent in the night! I was so scared! My son got super dirty and all our clothes smelled like dirt and the outdoors! I washed them all when we got home!

It was for the Merkley Family Reunion. I met quite a few people of his extended Family that I've never met before, had some pretty yummy scones, mountain man breakfast and Marty, Mike and Aunt Pat and Uncle Kent brought Subway for Lunch which was good but swarmed by thousands of bees of which Aunt Pat got a few stings from:( I met Erin, Robert's Cousin Mike's Wife and his cousin Mike again. Ruth and Joseph Merkley and their kids were there as well. I talked with her and Robert's Cousin Heather about the GRE and how hard the test is, which they've both taken it. Christopher had a fun Birthday party with a Dinosaur cake and played with little Reid and all of Ruth and Joseph's kids. The campground had bathrooms with toilets but they were kind of dirty, and had cement ground so felt gross. Definately lot upper par, i would prefer to have stayed in a 5 star Hotel or Lodge, or at worst a Camper or RV but we own none of those and can't really afford a lavish 5 star hotel anyway. We were fortunate enough to have sleeping bags, a tent and blankets and didn't fall asleep until around midnight. An air mattress would've been a bit more comfy but that's okay. I can say I roughed it for a night and a day.

I really enjoyed the 4 wheeling which I had never done before! Christopher loved it as well! I got so dirty on one but it was really very fun!

We had some birthday celebrations yesterday where my son got presents from my Dad and his wife and her kids, and also today Robert and I gave our gifts to Christopher. So he's had 3 days of celebrating his birthday. Including his actual birthday. Pretty fun huh?