We spent 2 nights at Alison's, followed by 2 nights camping near where Ashley lives. We found a perfect camping site that was big enough for the kids to run around, to easily set up 3 big tents, shaded with lots of trees, and not near the road or water (which is important when you have young wanderers). We had a great time. Can't wait to do this again! I took lots of pictures of the kids, especially the babies, and not hardly any of the adults (unless you were holding a baby). I think Ashley was the most photographed adult...because she was often holding Mason! I hadn't met Mason yet - he is nearly a year old. Such a ham! Ashley also had not met Savannah.
Savannah, meet Auntie Ashley (and Uncle Daniel and also Uncle Micah. Auntie Alison met Savannah the day she was born.) :)
Love all these kiddos!
Weston and Dallin are only about 4 months apart - cute little buddies.
I can still taste those yummy smores! I had way too many of them. Owen was funny - he was complaining about how sticky they were. "They're sticking to my fingers!" He started fussing. Instead of helping him get unstuck, I grabbed the camera and snapped a picture. Then he was all better... we were all laughing about that one. Had to be there...
The campfire is just magical... love just hanging out, watching the flames dance, chatting, and thinking about the deeper things in life... :) We actually didn't stay up too late. It's amazing how much things change when you have kids - especially those that get up at 6:30am regardless of what time they go to bed. We may have made it until midnight... whimps. :)
Everyone slept pretty good. Weston came on our air mattress at some point during the night, but we were all cozy. Jaden slept in our tent the first night - it was a big slumber party! The boys loved it. We got them to go to sleep eventually...
And Savannah was a champ. She didn't make a peep - Just a happy camper!
Most of the crew went for a hike and dip in the lake. I opted to stay at the campsite so Savannah could take a nap. I wish I had gone, because she only slept about 30 minutes... that was the most peaceful couple of hours I have had in a long time. It was almost too quiet, being out there in the wilderness with just me and Savannah (and no cell phone coverage, no internet or TV, no vehicle). A deer came and wandered right through our camp. We watched each other for a while until it wandered off. The only traffic that came through was a guy in a truck... I felt a little vulnerable at that point. Luckily he kept on going, but I got back in the tent after that. I was actually glad to have the chaos back at camp later that afternoon. They had a good time playing in the water. Alex and Alison snapped a few pictures. It was funny to see the boys trying to keep their shorts from getting wet. Jared had them all wedged up in his underwear!
These are some real busy bodies! They love dirt. It's amazing how they can entertain themselves with sticks and dirt.
Alison and Micah made some yummy scout burgers on the 2nd night. It's been a while since I have had those - back in girl scout camp maybe? 20 years ago? I didn't remember how to make them, but luckily Alison and Micah are quite experienced with the campfire cooking. (They go camping quite a bit with Micah's family.) Alex & Micah (?) made breakfast the first morning and then Ashley and Daniel did breakfast the 2nd morning. Love the eggs and sausage. And love when someone else does the cooking! :)
Here are all my parents granddaughters together - just 3 of them (out of 13 - soon to be 14. Audrey is having another boy really soon). Thank goodness for some sweet girls.
Our plans for Saturday got spoiled by rain, but we still enjoyed burgers and "famous raspberry shakes." And we made it into Idaho... don't think I have been there before. Ida-who...?
Fun times!
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