Grace's 1st camp out...

Grace was the reason I was so worried about the camp out. Like every other 19 month old on the planet, SHE'S EVERY WHERE!!! But it really wasn't that bad! Much better than I thought. For the first time in her life, she was a pain to get to sleep, and then she woke up at 4:45 am, but I actually got to snuggle with her for 2 hours! I think she was cold, so she fell asleep right away with me in my sleeping bag. Thank you Grace for an enjoyable time.

Tristin hiking up the hill...

Tristin had a blast hiking up the big hill near our tent, and then happily running down it about 10 times. He was completely filthy, but had so much fun. He loved camping and wanted to stay longer, maybe next time Buddy...

We survived the campout!!!

Honestly, I was not looking forward to our ward camp this weekend. I envisioned bears attacking our tent, my children drowning in the near by stream, mosiqutos biting my rear end again (probably the reason we haven't been camping for 8 years!) and germs that even my travel sized Lysol couldn't kill. But, I am pleased to report, none of those things happened! And, we all had a great time. (There were some bedtime issues, some snoring problems I had to endure and a few other unpleasant encounters) but other than those, it was no problem! Here is Daisy helping Trav sent up the tent. We arrived yesterday and are happily safe at home now. It was about a 24 hour trip, not too bad for our first family camp out!