A weekend with nature

This past weekend we took the kids camping, it was Morgan's first time to go. We went to a place just outside of Payson. We love to camp, Rich and I would go all the time before the kids were born, but have only gone twice, since we have had the kids. We all had so much fun that we will continue to make efforts to get away whenever we can.

Once we arrived at our campsite we started unloading the car and Rich set the tent up and I orgazined the food and such. Once the tent was up the kids were running in and out of it going in circles, I just knew one of them was going to fall over from being so dizzy. Rusty was excited to arrive as well, he loves to camp. Basking in the sun and getting lots of new smells in are his favorite things to do while he camps. Cameron brought his scooter to ride around and had fun going up and down all the hills. Morgan loved walking the dog everywhere, at home I don't let her hold the leash, but she is a natural when it comes to walking Rusty. We also discovered that Morgan was in heaven with all the dirt, I have never seen a dirtier kid. The moment we washed her hands, they went right back in the dirt they went, she maybe a future Trailwalker after all. Needless to say she had a blast.

We tried going on a hike but we didn't get very far at all, the kids were not really up for the adventure, so we headed back to camp and did some more playing in the dirt and waiting for night time so we could make the smores. This was the highlight for Cameron, he thought it was pretty cool being the big brother and making smores for Morgan.

The nights were freezing the temps got down to 33 degrees but we all snuggled together and tried to stay warm. We learned that Morgan will not sleep with a pillow and likes to snuggle far down into the sleeping bag which makes it impossible for me to be covered up because then her head would be covered up, so I did freeze part of the night, but well worth it.

It was a great weekend to get away and spend some time together without all the distractions of life. Cameron starts baseball when we get back so it will be a while before we can take off for the weekend again.