Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Camping Fun

Over Labor Day weekend we went camping East of Brigham City in Mantua. Surprisingly it wasn't crowded and there were camping spots to spare. I try to plan a camping trip at least once a year. My kids love it so much, and I camped all the time when I was little but my husband hates it. I think it's good to know how to survive in the wilderness even if it's just for a day. With all that's going on in the world, the day will come when we'll have to have these skills and be prepared. I'm proud of my little family and how good they are at their mountaineer skills.

My husband may have never been a boyscout (he grew up without the program) but I'm turning him into one. Gabe will start boy scouts next year and  he and Manuel will be doing a lot more of this.

 I printed campfire ghost stories online and read them to the kids. We played card games and went on adventures. The ground was so soft and we all slept very well. There were even flushing toilets on our campground! It was nice to get away from T.V, cell phones and every day life.

After the adventure was over we stopped in Brigham City the next day and enjoyed their famous peach shakes at a nearby park. The kids were sad to go home but Manuel was very happy.

DAILY QUESTION:

Where is your favorite place to camp?

Our camp site






Heating up the chili for the chili dogs - I mixed a can of sloppy Joe sauce into the chili!






The kids cooking their dinner




Now that's a chili dog!



Exploring the trails


We found a bridge!





The easy way to make a s'mores



Regular, key lime and toasted coconut marshmallows
Mmmm!!




Playing a game of Crazy Eights - I won!


Breakfast time
Dutch oven pancakes


Look how innocent they are
This was my idea for cooking bacon faster




She put herself in timeout and cried for an hourFire roasted bacon!


She wants to cook some bacon!


So, so, sad.


Dutch oven cheesy eggs
Breakfast is served!







We found lots of fallen birds nests
A stream of water



Another adventure






Lord of the Flies





Pit stop in Brigham City


Sharing a Brigham City peach shake