We spent the weekend in Antimony, Utah at the first annual Sullivan Sisters Stampede, which is code for Family Reunion.
My Great-Grandma Sullivan (with the white hair) had three daughters. All three daughters and their families got together this year at her daughter's ranch in Antimony for a family reunion. These were the people I spent every Christmas and Thanksgiving with growing up, so it was so great to see everyone now that we are grown up and have children of our own. Even though we were all dirty from camping I had to get this 5 Generation picture with my mom, myself, my Grandma
Holyoak holding Daisy, and my Great-Grandma Sullivan.
My Great-Aunt
JoAnn has the neatest ranch there in Antimony and was so nice to invite us all there. When the (tiny) town was first settled hundreds of years ago there were three original log homes built. She lives in one of the original three. This picture was taken above her bed where you can see the original log wall.
While this is not the original fireplace, it is used to heat the two-room home and the small brick portion on the wall above is from the original fireplace.
The whole ranch boasts of history complete with more antiques than you could number.
This is an old 'sheep camp' that my cousin and her husband restored and took up to the ranch to stay in when they visit.
This is the 'out house' - literally. See how there is no door and no roof. The toilet paper roll is mounted under a coffee can which is nailed to the wall in order to keep it dry. You see the rolled up orange flag in the upper right hand corner...the flag is hung when the latrine is occupied.
This is the original log home. You can see the logs as well as the old wooden shutters.
The log home has only a kitchen area and a bedroom area. The porch is as roomy as the whole inside.
This separate building is called the Milk House because it is where the cows were milked when the ranch used to be a dairy. It now houses the only indoor bathroom on the ranch, as well as a loft where all the
grandkids sleep.
Our family had such a good time! My favorite part was the night we had a slide show with hundreds of old slides of my family. There were slides of my ancestors who settled St. George along with funny candid shots of my mom and her sisters growing up. The weather was perfect the entire weekend and it was so great to just kick back with each other.
We took the horses down so Jeff ended up spending most of his time helping all the little kids ride. Daisy was really good to share Sparkles Rope.
There were tons of activities for the little kids and they were never bored. Levi LOVED the "Big Dig" where he found two balls - to throw at everyone!
In addition to riding horses, playing with the kids, and just lounging around we rode four-wheelers here and there. The entire ranch house is surrounded by alfalfa fields and giant trees. It was entirely serene and even the air smelled sweet. It was such a nice reminder that family really is the most important thing and that any effort made to keep family ties strong is well worth it.
We spent the weekend in Antimony, Utah at the first annual Sullivan Sisters Stampede, which is code for Family Reunion.
My Great-Grandma Sullivan (with the white hair) had three daughters. All three daughters and their families got together this year at her daughter's ranch in Antimony for a family reunion. These were the people I spent every Christmas and Thanksgiving with growing up, so it was so great to see everyone now that we are grown up and have children of our own. Even though we were all dirty from camping I had to get this 5 Generation picture with my mom, myself, my Grandma Holyoak holding Daisy, and my Great-Grandma Sullivan.
My Great-Aunt JoAnn has the neatest ranch there in Antimony and was so nice to invite us all there. When the (tiny) town was first settled hundreds of years ago there were three original log homes built. She lives in one of the original three. This picture was taken above her bed where you can see the original log wall.
While this is not the original fireplace, it is used to heat the two-room home and the small brick portion on the wall above is from the original fireplace.
The whole ranch boasts of history complete with more antiques than you could number.
This is an old 'sheep camp' that my cousin and her husband restored and took up to the ranch to stay in when they visit.
This is the 'out house' - literally. See how there is no door and no roof. The toilet paper roll is mounted under a coffee can which is nailed to the wall in order to keep it dry. You see the rolled up orange flag in the upper right hand corner...the flag is hung when the latrine is occupied.
This is the original log home. You can see the logs as well as the old wooden shutters.
The log home has only a kitchen area and a bedroom area. The porch is as roomy as the whole inside.
This separate building is called the Milk House because it is where the cows were milked when the ranch used to be a dairy. It now houses the only indoor bathroom on the ranch, as well as a loft where all the grandkids sleep.
Our family had such a good time! My favorite part was the night we had a slide show with hundreds of old slides of my family. There were slides of my ancestors who settled St. George along with funny candid shots of my mom and her sisters growing up. The weather was perfect the entire weekend and it was so great to just kick back with each other.
We took the horses down so Jeff ended up spending most of his time helping all the little kids ride. Daisy was really good to share Sparkles Rope.
There were tons of activities for the little kids and they were never bored. Levi LOVED the "Big Dig" where he found two balls - to throw at everyone!
In addition to riding horses, playing with the kids, and just lounging around we rode four-wheelers here and there. The entire ranch house is surrounded by alfalfa fields and giant trees. It was entirely serene and even the air smelled sweet. It was such a nice reminder that family really is the most important thing and that any effort made to keep family ties strong is well worth it.
10 comments:
Oh my gosh...someone else besides me knows where Antimony is!!! I love Anitmony! I have so many great memories of this little town. I have to ask, is the cabin in the pictures right across the street from The Merc? It looks so familiar. If so, my grandpa's cabin sits right across the dirt road and field (his cabin is kiddie corner from The Merc). Looks like a lot of fun. It is always interesting to go back to the very basics of life. We have it so nice!
How fun! That pic of the 5 generations is so neat! You could do a neat scrapbook page with that...Glad you got to get out and spend time with the fam in beautiful weather! Your family is so cute. I love on your sidebar daisy's comment on the fart smelling like sausage!!! That cracked me up! Where do they come up with this stuff?!
The 5 generation picture is awesome! That probably doesn't happen very often! Looks like you all had a blast!
What a great history and a great tradition. I love family get togethers like that. It makes you so thankful for your ancestors and for what they did to get here. Also, what a cool ranch.
What a fun trip.
Wow. Can you believe how far along we've come with technology etc? Sometimes I wonder if we're really better off this way? Your weekend makes me think not.
How lucky you are to get a 5 generation pic! looks like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing all of these cool pics...I love stuff like this. And I still crack up about the pony named Sparkles Rope! :)
So fun! You guys seriously have had the busiest summer! Love the outhouse!
What an amazing place! How neat to have a family reunion in such a historical place. It is fun to see all the pictures of the buildings and real antiques. I just love the picture of the outhouse! It dosen't get any better than that!!!
Uhhh, that outhouse is disgusting! If nothing else, I'm so glad someone came up with the idea of indoor plumbing! Sounds like you guys are having a great summer!! And yes, you totally should have called me and I would have loved to at least see you!!
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