Bell Family Reunion!

 We had our Bill Bell Family Reunion the first week of August.

It was near Vallecito Lake, CO.

It rained.

A lot.

But we managed to have fun anyway!

Here is Paige.

With a stick.

And Trey.

With a BIGGER stick. :)

Here's Josh.

No stick.

But still looking cool. :)

Note how close our tent (the blue one) is to the pavilion.

Jeremy and Skyler didn't come until later, so I made sure we were

safe from all the many bears roaming the campground.

And I forced my mom and dad 

to set up their tent right next to me!

 Just in case...

You can never be too safe. ;)

Josh said, "So if a bear comes, grandma will get her gun???"

Yep. :) Grandma will get her gun. :)

Here is the lovely matriarch of our clan,

 Mamo.

We had a flag ceremony.

The kids got dirty. :)

And shot at things.

We had an archery contest.

Even the little kids got in on the action!

And the old kids! :)

We went canoeing on the lake.

In the pouring rain.

POURING.

And only one canoe tipped.

Into waist deep water. :)

We had a grand time!

It was dirty and loud and lots and lots of fun!

We love our family!