Aaron Family Reunion 2008

Emma playing in the water at Pinecrest Reservior. These tall evergreens grow right up to the water!

In June, we had the rare opportunity to gather together with the entire Doug & Rachel Aaron clan for a reunion near Sonora, California. We stayed at this great cabin with tons of room for everyone. It was beautiful!!! We celebrated Jackson's 6th birthday, played games, did karaoke, spent an afternoon at Pinecrest Reservoir where we did paddleboats and kayaking, spent a day at historic Columbia panning for gold and riding the stagecoach and exploring the old shops, visited Railtown at Jamestown, had the famous family talent show, and just had a great time making memories.
Emma, Sarah, and Elizabeth dressing up like gold rush pioneers
Panning for gold in Columbia. The kids thought this was so cool! They could have kept at it for hours, except it was getting pretty hot.
Getting ready to ride the stagecoach! Partway through our ride, an outlaw held up our stagecoach, demanding our gold and telling us to "Reach for the sky!". At the sight of his bandana and gun, Emma grabbed me nervously and said, "I want to get down!" The outlaw quickly backtracked at that point, saying, "Aw, your kids would be more trouble than they're worth!" Then, to Emma, he said, "I ain't gonna hurt you!" We had a good laugh once we explained to the kids that it was all an act.