Willis in the Wilderness Reunion

The whole Willis Clan

We got back from my family reunion on Thursday afternoon.  We left Monday after Josh's nap and headed to The Hidden Springs Ranch.  It is located in the small town of Altamont, Utah.

We stayed in a beautiful and huge cabin.  There were about 70 of us all together and the cabin still had more room to fit more people.  It was awesome.  There was a swimming pool and hot tub.  Four-wheeling trails.  You could go horse back riding.  They also had a recreation center where you could rock climb, play basketball or volleyball.  The cabin had a huge great room and kitchen 5 large bedrooms upstairs and like 8 large bedrooms downstairs that had four bunk beds in them.  They had bathrooms for the boys and girls with showers that were really nice too.  They also had a play room with games.  They had a fire pit where we roasted marshmallows and we even roasted a whole pig one night.  I even got to help spin the pig for a little bit.  It was way gross if you ask me.


It was so nice to spend time with my extended family and get to know some of them better.  Tyler loved having tons of friends to play with the whole time.  Josh did pretty good most of the time.  He had a little trouble sleeping, but that is to be expected when you are away from home.  It was so hot at nights that we all roasted in our beds.  The one bad thing about that place was no AC, but really we just needed it cooler at night.  The last night there was a big rain storm that came through and that really cooled it down.  That was the night that we got the best sleep.

We went on a lot of four-wheeler rides and went swimming every day.  On Wednesday it rained a ton and then the sun came out so some of the cousins and Tony took the pool tubs and went and played on the grass where the rain created big puddles of water.  It was way fun to watch them try to ride the tubs on the grass and beat each others distance.  Tony face planted in the grass and hurt his head and that ended the tub game.  I put Josh down in the watered down grass and he loved playing in the water.  So much fun.

It really was so much fun.   Everyone had a good time and there weren't any real problems and we can't wait to do it again.  I heard that maybe we will do it every 2 years now, that would be great.  My grandpa Willis paid for the place and then we all went in and did the food together.  It worked out great and I am so glad that my grandpa was able to do that for us.  Family really is important and I can't wait to do it again!