July 1 - 5 was the Muirhead Family Reunion.
We traveled up to McGrath, Alberta Canada to attend it. It was so worth making the effort. We stayed at a campground just on the edge of McGrath. It was nice; had camp areas with a big open grassy area, a play area, a kitchen and dining area. It worked out nicely for the 110 people who were able to attend. That is not too bad out of 130 something family members. It was so fun to get to know family better....and even meet some that I had never met before.
We left on Wednesday evening after Ryan got done working. We drove to Townsend, MT that night and stayed. Then we got up and were on the road early. We were one of the first to arrive at the campground. It was Canada Day so there were all kinds of celebrations and stuff going on....in the next town over. But in McGrath, it was almost a ghost town. It was weird. Finally, others started showing up later that afternoon. After dinner, we played some games and visited. We went with Russell and Tanya into Raymond and watched the fireworks that night.
On Friday, we went to a hotel in Lethbridge and swam in the wave pool and went down the water slides. It was a lot of fun for both adults and the kids. The big boys, aka Ryan and some of his other cousins, were timing each other going down the waterslides to see who could do it fastest.
Saturday we went to Waterton National Park and did some hiking and exploring around up to Crandall Lake. We went into the townsite of Waterton and visited the falls there and drove up to Cameron Lake. It was so beautiful!
The rest of the time, we just visited, ate, had some games and other activities, ate, visited, oh, and ate some more. We had a talent show and a Muirhead Memories program mixed in there too.
We headed home Monday morning. It was a long drive and a long day. I am happy to report that all the kids DID make it home ALIVE....barely.
