Hunting camp

 We made our usual trek to Island Park for Labor Day weekend so Seth and Rebekah could look for forest beasties and the rest of us could enjoy camp. We left for camp on Friday, September 2 after the girls finished school and Seth finished work, and we all came home Monday, September 5 after lunch.

I took a small side trip on Saturday to meet with the Wirkus relatives who came to see the Egbert family dry farm in Tetonia. My great-grandparents owned the property, and it has since been passed on to their kids and then their kids. The grandkids are in the process of selling it, so my mom and some of her siblings came to look over it and swap memories.

Seth forest selfie.

On the dry farm with the relatives. Aunt Maryan, Uncle Dean, one of their daughters and two of her daughters came, along with Uncle Paul and Aunt Janice, Uncle John and Aunt Marta, and my parents. This is at the site of the house. You can see the Tetons in the background.

Meanwhile back at camp ... Ana crocheting and Miriam reading on Saturday.

Hudson, Winnie and Kelsey playing with the plastic farm animals Seth's cousin brought for her toddler son. He was kind enough to share them with the older kids.

Peach and Ana at the quarry on Saturday.

Dennis, Rebekah and Seth hunting on Saturday.

Winnie eating on Sunday. We attended church at Mack's Inn, then came back to camp for Grandpa Dennis' annual Dutch over dinner.

Ana, Bekah, Grandma Scott, Aunt Marta, Uncle Jon, Grandpa Scott and Miriam visiting after dinner. Grandma and Grandpa Scott are always invited to the dinner, and they brought Marta and John with them.

Peach sitting on the log table next to Ana and Miriam to get away from the other dogs at camp on Monday. She's not much of a dog dog; she's a people dog.

One of Chelsy's dogs at camp. Between Wildes, Papworths, Grovers, Grovers, Doug and Messengers, there were eight dogs at camp at some points.

Andrea going on a four-wheeler ride with Miriam on Monday.

Winnie, Ana, Bekah and Miri playing Xoom Cubes.

They were trying to use all their cubes to make words relating to their father.

Rebekah had halftime shows and marching band competitions that prevented her from returning to camp later in the month, but the rest of us went back up on Friday, September 23 and came back in time to go to our ward on Sunday, September 25.

Miriam, Peach and Ana enjoying the fire on Saturday.

Peach getting loves.

Winnie showing Grandma Susan something on her phone.

Winnie hugging a tree.

Grandma Susan, Winnie and Miriam rode hunting for deer on Saturday evening.

Then Seth returned to camp to spend the whole week of September 26-October 1. While Seth didn't bring home any meat, he still had a great time.

Dennis, Seth and Susan hunting on Monday, September 26.