how amazing camping is. We spent Saturday through Monday camping in the desert of Central Utah, a place called the San Rafael Swell. If you are familiar with the area, we were just on top of a place called "The Wedge". This is what it looks like from the Wedge Overlook:
Amazing. Here we all are, except Jodi who is taking the picture:
Starting on the left, that's Lori, my brother's wife, her daughter Hannah, son Eric, then Brayden with the hat on, Allie in my arms, Nick above her, me, Matt, Mike's son Jed and my brother Mike.
Our weather was simply perfect. We were camped next to Good Water Canyon, a dry wash with plenty of exploring and lizard killing for the kids. We spent the evenings around the fire, being entertained by kids talent shows and mediocre guitar playing, which made some of the natives restless.
But mostly visiting under starry skies and a crackling fire was enough to give us the bug to go again.
The invention of the trip was a little thing we called "The Bucket". We had a 5 gallon bucket from food storage that was empty. I cut the bottom out of it and we had a toilet seat that you could use on top of a 5 gallon bucket. It was our port-o-potty. We would dig a hole, place the bucket on top, then move to another area, preferably not near the road. EVERYONE LOVED IT.
It just felt good to have the kids out, learning, doing, exploring in ways they just can't while they are grounded at home.
Jodi has decided that we are going to go at least 2 times a month this summer. That is our goal. Now that the kids are out of diapers, etc. it is so much easier to take them. I can't tell you how incredible the kids were. No whining, no complaining, even Allie and Nick loved hiking around. It was heaven.
With mornings like this, who needs civilization?
Just give me the open sky, a campfire and a guitar, my sweetie and brood in tow and I am paradise bound.
Oh, and don't forget the bucket.
2 comments:
How awesome! I love camping and I'm totally impressed by your 2 times a month goal. We don't even have kids and that sounds like a lofty goal. How fun!
I love the pictures and I think your family is adorable. I can't wait until we can take our little family on a trip like this. And I have to let you know that as soon as I clicked on your blog and the Beach Boys started playing, my little Ellie started dancing, well, dancing like a baby does. Good choice of music.
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