McCoy/Quain Family Reunion...

I went to Brian's family reunion for 4 days near Long Valley, AZ this past weekend. I had such a great time. His family is absolutely wonderful. It was a camping trip. It rained quite a lot and it was pretty cold but was a welcomed change. We spent time under our tarp shelter playing games, eating, chatting, and even had an auction on items donated. We had a dutch oven cook-off and the food was yummy. That was followed by a talent show, joke telling and I roasted marshmallows. Brian enjoyed going through mud puddles and getting his truck good and dirty! We liked sitting by the fire when we were able to have one long enough during times of no rain. Brian and I even stayed up late one night after everyone else went to bed and enjoyed the fire and alone time! Brian's family really welcomed me more than I ever expected. In fact it was said they will be expecting a certain announcement in the mail in the future. They said even if we broke up I better be at the next reunion even if Brian isn't ha ha! One of his family members talked about a box she would make that is perfect to put an engagement ring in. It was hilarious. They were doing this all weekend. It made me feel great that they liked me so much and welcomed me into the family. We got wet and muddy so it was nice to come home to a warm bed and a shower but it really was a blast. I have not been feeling well for days and will probably have an IV treatment today but Brian has been so loving and that helps. I just want to add a little note that July 27th was the 2 year anniversary that I started my blog. My sister did a 3 year anniversary post on her blog and so I looked at mine and realized I just barely missed mine. Blogging rocks! Here are some pics of the trip. I will post more later when I get pics from his family members on facebook.

Before the first storm:

The beginning of the first storm:

The craziness of the first storm:

Sitting under the tarps. Eric, Shelly, Nancy, Debbie and Bill. The tent in the back was our kitchen and you can also see Brian's truck:

Brian and I. We were cold and wet:

Got a fire started with wet wood:

Is it good luck to have 3 cherries on one stem? I thought it was cool:

Brian is in this tent!! His cousins Loy and Noel heard he was still asleep so they collapsed the tent. It was hilarious. He yelled, "April, I need help". :):

This is Loy. She is one of the tent collapsing culprits!:

This is Noel, the other culprit!:

Brian got his frisbee stuck in a tall tree while playing frisbee golf. He was way over par on that one!!!!:

This picture you are sure to love! It's a cow paddy with mushrooms growing out of it:

This is Brian playing the Oreo game:

Dutch Oven cook-off food:

Brian and I. I was cold and dirty. Brian was nice and warm!:

One of the many animals we saw. I decided to name this cow Zorro!:

Starting out on our drive home late Sunday:

Promise ring I was given about a week ago. I love it!!:

A close-up of my promise ring:

Next family reunion is near Cedar, Utah. I have already done an RSVP on facebook! Good times. Thanks to all that made it such a wonderful weekend!