Chapman Family Reunion 2009

Last week we headed to Antimony, Utah to the Rockin' R Ranch for a family reunion for Mike's family - his mom's mom and all her family. We hadn't seen everyone together for such a a long time, and it was a lot of fun seeing everyone!

The ranch is located in Antimony, Utah, which is close to Richfield.
Some pictures of the inside - this first one is the lobby.


Stairs leading up to our room (which was the first one on the left there). I didn't get a pic of it, but boy, was it tiny!!! With a tiny little bathroom that you could hardly turn around in!

We arrived at the ranch about 1:00 on Monday afternoon - we had lunch, checked in, and then headed out - our group A was going horseback riding. Sierra was not sure about that yet, so we decided to be in group B which was starting with archery. Yes, I learned to shoot a bow and arrow! It was fun, but hurt the fingers!

Sierra was still deciding about the horses - lots of babies to play with!

She decides to do the "kid" ride, which was someone walking the horse while she rode - she wasn't too sure about being in charge of the horse!
Later on that night we had dinner, and a campfire and just relaxed - it was a nice evening!

Second day, they are taking us for a hike - flat and easy they say....they lie! It was all uphill and I was dying!!! But the views were nice.
Then Sierra decides she wants to ride the horse for real - so we go horseback riding. Yes, that's right, I went horseback riding. I still have the bruises and mosquito bites to prove it! It was fun, but my horse was a little obnoxious and had a mind of its own - it was definitely in charge! We rode thru this huge standing water thing - we had to lift our feet up so they wouldn't get wet, and we got eaten alive by mosquitos. That part was NOT fun!

Then back inside for line dancing lessons, dinner, and a band (to show off our line dancing lessons).
The next day, there was more horseback riding (I didn't go, but Mike took Sierra again), and then family pictures.

Then back outside again for a rodeo. The kids had a blast - we did have a few injuries, but all in all everyone seemed to have a good time!
This was one of the last activities in the rodeo - JR - the guy that was in charge - put pieces of duct tape all over these calves and then let them loose. The kids had to pull the tape off, and everyone that pulled off tape got a free ice cream cone. The kids had a blast chasing these cows, but some of the grownups got hurt trying to corner them!

On Thursday it was time to go home - but not without a hayride!

Kids waiting for the hayride (Sierra and all of her cousins)


Now I know that none of the kids look very happy in this picture, but I promise they all were! I think they were getting a little tired of having their picture taken!

So, great trip - fun to see all the family and spend time catching up.

I will be back next week with pictures from Lake Powell - see you then!