Camping Trip

For Pioneer Day we went to Mike's family property in Joes Valley. It is beautiful there and we had so much fun we are going again! I love camping! There were people from my side of the family as well as his.

This is pretty much all that MiKaylah did! That is what she always does these days! :) She actually slept through the night every night! I think that it was because I bundled her up so much for fear of her getting cold so she was perfectly snug.
Eliannah loved the stream. We couldn't keep her away. She was throwing rocks and splashing in the water.

This is our 24th of July picture! One of my favorite things to do for the 4th and 24th is to dress in red white and blue. I don't like it to be 100% uniform though. I'm just lucky to get Mike in the picture so I don't make him change.

Have you discovered these yet? The monster marshmallows that are actually 4X the side of a normal mallow? My brother-in-law, Troy, has 4 on his skewer. My dad has 1 mini. It was a really funny comparison.And here I am with my monster 'smore. Look at that sucker!And here I am eating it...or attempting to eat it! ha ha. I do have to say that it was one of the most delicious 'smores I've had in a long time.Sitting around shooting the breeze and talking. They wanted scary stories so I told one that my sister, Leah, had made up when we were kids. I scared at least 3 kids so that they wouldn't go to sleep alone, and hopefully a few more who were too proud to admit it. :) I have to admit that it took me many years to get over that story myself. I had plenty more, but I didn't share them because my Tsadakah was one of the ones that got super scared and would not leave my side. She kept saying, "I didn't like that story, mommy! That was a not nice story."

I love this picture of Eliannah in the tent after a day of swimming. She was cold and her jammies were warm from roasting in the tent, so she was snuggling with them. She just looks so pretty with those gorgeous Wilberg lashes! Sorry it's side-ways, I don't know why.

Tsadakah loved swimming too! She wanted me to get into the water with her, but it was too freezing...I got in once.

Ellie loved this doll and played with it more like a little girl than a baby. She is growing up too fast! She just loved it!

In the last wind storm six or seven trees fell over right in the middle of the designated campground so the men spent a lot of their time chopping it into firewood. I have to admit that I got carried away taking pictures of Mike doing this manly work! I just love it! I am so glad that he is a manly man who knows how to work and provide. He totally took care of us all and made sure that there was a fire and coals whenever it was time to eat!

I have an obsession for sunsets! I am so glad that I have a nice camera that can capture the beauty of the scene!

On the way home we took a very MUCH more scenic route home. It took us 3 hours longer than usual and we had to use our 4 wheel drive because it went straight up to the top of the mountain and back down. It was actually really beautiful and I wish that I had my camera handy to capture it to share. It will always be locked in my memory though. My favorite part was seeing the mountain sheep cascading down the mountain side with lush greenery and thousands of flowers that I have never seen before!

Overall it was a fantabulous trip!