Family Reunion

I have so many wonderful memories of family vacations from when I was young, most from our trips to California to visit Tami and Papa Del. We loved water skiing in their backyard in Discovery Bay, camping in the Sierra's at their cabin, and taking day trips into San Fransisco.

I enjoy trying to recreate these memories for my kids.

If I could take them up to the Sierra's to
drink hot cocoa by fire in the morning, sleep under the stars at night, play in the river, drink soda from the underground water fridge, swing in the tire swing, and cook over the fire, I would.

So in the spirit of camping, the Derrick family "camped out' for a four day reunion at the Homestead in Midway, Utah. We golfed, swam, cruised down the Alpine Slide, competed in tennis tournaments, and tried our hand at fishing (note: the husbands were off golfing for this last one). Braden surprised the park rangers by actually catching one. The kids shared secret cousin presents and Chloe, who caught the flu, shared that as well.

So while there was no camping under the stars or cooking over an open fire, there was family... and that is what memories are all about.