Camp Barf-A-Lot

Despite great skiing, great food and wonderful family memories, Cousins Ski Camp 2010 will unfortunatley most be remembered as: "The Year We All Threw Up." What can only be assumed as the world's most contangious virus, ripped through our camp like the plague leaving everyone but Wilson, Max and Emilia J queezy and comatose. Some have suggested the wave of nausea started when Dustin and Tyler whipped off their swimming suits to reveal teeny weeny speedos, but there is no actual proof.

A few new traditions were started that made this year even better than last.
#1 Jeff designed the coolest t-shirts ever.
#2 Stacey did an amazing job on food. Brown bag lunches were a brilliant idea
#3 Swim the River. I'd like to see how many people can swim the river every year. So far Kimberly and Stacey and I are official.
#4 Cousin tube rides. As much as I hate tubing, it was so fun for the big kids to take the little kids on rides. Plus we did Chinese Fire drills around the boat and splashed Grandma with giant cannonballs.
#5 Watching how long it takes Uncle Cameron to get up on the kid's 48 inch slalom ski. A big man skiing on a popcicle stick is frankly hilarious.
#6 Dancing through the Star Gate. Everyone gets to come through bustin' the move in the order they were added to the family. I bet we cry every year for the rest of our lives when it's Beck's time to come through the gate. We missed him so much.
#7 Grandpa Jim (like father Lehi) gives our family a blessing at the campfire on our last night. He blessed us with the ability to heal and learn quickly the lessons we need to from our hardships and trials. We'll look forward to many more father's blessings.
#8 I think I enjoy "Crafts with Aunt Kelly" more than the kids. The fingerpainting with shaving cream was a ton of good clean fun.
#9 No broken boats.
#10 No lost boats.

Cousin Ski Camp might be the best family reunion idea ever invented. It maximizes our time together and provides activities everyone can enjoy. I love watching the cousins interact, having good long talks with my sisters-in-law and watching my parents enjoy their posterity. When we are all in Heaven together it's going to look a like like cousin ski camp, except no one will be in speedos or barfing.