Camping, August 31-Sept 2, 2009

This was a first for us....our family went camping! Camping wasn't a first, but camping without others was a first....in the past, we have felt confident in camping with The Ellis', Kevin and Darci, or ward campouts.....but, this was the first time we were on our own!!! We stayed pretty close to home....about 15 minutes away.....at BG Lake. We originally were going to stay one night, but after the set up of the tent, and the time it took to pack up to get there, I told Matthew it was too much work for one night, so we ended up adding on another night. We were doubting our choice when we woke up to rain the first morning. After stewing about it, and calling and finding out we would lose 1/2 of our money, we decided to stick with it....if nothing else, we would go home, and let the tent dry out and come back the next morning.....we went for a hike along a trail that goes around the lake....in the rain.....it was fun! Then, about the time we found a pavilion and ate some lunch....then, the sun came out!!! The kids ended up swimming in the lake.....too cold for me....but I joined them the next day. We were glad we ended up staying a 2nd night. The kids had a lot of fun by the camp fire, and it was nice to have fun without a screen of some sort! (tv, wii, computer).

our hike around the lake

Kayleigh had fun playing and digging with the trucks we brought.

Jared was quite the roaster of marshmallows....or rather, quite the burner!!! He loved to torch his marshmallows!!!

Kayleigh took a lot of time getting her marshmallow perfect golden brown.

It was a good thing we camped close....after getting the tent up, I realize I forgot the blow dryer to blow up the air matresses.....so, Jessica and I drove home and filled them up at home....so worth it!....maybe!!! They semi deflated as the night went on....I guess I just really like my bed at home....I suppose I can deal with it once a year.....maybe!!!

at the lake