Girls Camp

Ashley is off at girls camp this week.  I went with her for the first two days but she was happy for me to go home so she could really have some fun.  Oh dear!

I hope she comes home safe and sound.

Camping

We had a rough night of camping.  I guess I just didn’t prepare well enough, and we didn’t communicate good enough.   I didn’t realize we would have no heat out in the wilderness so I didn’t bother to pack much bedding and we froze all night.  Apparently you only have full A/C and heat when you are plugged in.  I didn’t know that, mistake #1.  We had Justin and Emma in our bed by morning.  Claire and Ash were snuggled in one bed and finally got warm and Rett never made a peep, he was the only one who had the right bedding and he was wrapped tight in his snuggly so he was toasty warm.  Anyway it was an adventure we dropped the trailer off of the jack twice and couldn’t get it stabilized before dark so we slept on a major slope, hence the reason all the bedding wouldn’t stay on  anyone.  Ryan had been having the same kind of luck at work that day, everything he touched broke down and I guess it followed us to the mountains too!  We did get everything running and got warm in the morning.  We wont forget this trip anytime soon!

Ryan took a picture of me getting everything cleaned back up, I wish he would have warned me, oh well!

The kids practicing fishing.

We saw this huge bull moose driving up, he was right out in a hay field eating his dinner!

We were happy to have a quick trip anyway, we should be starting harvest next week so all of the fun will be done.

Camping Preview

We had to run up to move the camper into a good camping spot for the weekend so we thought we would take a wiener roast with us.  I wish we could have just stayed the night but not with school today so we will go back up tonight to stay. 

My baby is such a doll face;

He is sucking his thumb more and more, I forgot to bring a binkie, I cant keep forgetting it or he is going to be thumb sucker for sure.  It is easier to take away a binkie than a thumb!

He kept trying to get out of the stroller, he almost ended up on the dirty ground twice just by arching his back and wiggling.  Everyone was mad at me for not buckling him in.  I did have him buckled, but then I couldn’t keep him warm so I unbuckled him.  He is a wiggle worm!

The kids hiked around a little bit.

We roasted hotdogs and marshmallows.

Ryan read them a story, Ashley loves stories, Ryan would get up to move from the smoke, Ash would follow right behind not to miss a word!  She is such a bookie!

Then we headed home.  We got home late (for a school night) and had to get up early to shower everyone.  Emma wanted to go to school smelling like smoke so she could prove she went camping.  I said I don’t think so, why don’t you just tell your friends you went camping, they will believe you.  This morning we are washing all of the sheets because everyone went to bed dirty.  Sometimes I wonder is camping really worth all the work and mess?

Gettin Ready!

We are so excited to be going camping next week. We have been digging out the camping gear and just HAD to set up the tent.
Who needs a camper when you have got a tent as great as this one!

Emma was the only kid who would hold still long enough for a picture, kind of surprising???