Camping

We were able to go camping two different times with the family. Once over Memorial day and the other a 4 day camping trip over the 4th. We have a ranch that was my great grandparents homestead way back when. The ranch has special place in my heart. I have been to many many family reunions over my life time there. I have so many great memories being at the ranch with my grandparents, playing spoons, getting wet in the river. I am really happy to have my kids experience memories there! My brothers spent the week before we went camping and went and cleaned and cleaned the ranch. It was awesome. They had all the grass areas mowed and set up a volleyball court which the adults were able to have lot of late night games that made me laugh my head off! It is beautiful. I love spending time there! I appreciate my brothers taking time out of their busy lives to go and make it nice for all of us! I was a little worried about the actual camping. I haven't actually "camped" in a very long time. We have our trailer and so we have all the luxuries of home. But the trailer is too big to haul to the ranch....there is no way we would be able to pull it up the hill. So camping it was. We had so much fun! Here are a few things that we did while we were there!




We hung out and spent lots of quality time with family! We slept, laughed and enjoyed each others company. I don't think I have relaxed and enjoyed myself this much in a very long time. I LOVED being away from the stress of the city. I always have something going on and my time seems to be planned to the max. It was so nice to be home! Maybe I will move home!!!











Had fun with all of the kids. We played games, had them all do some sort of a talent which was a lot of fun! Makenna turned out to be quite the magician!





Caught snakes! Can you believe how long this blow snake is? HUGE!


Threw rocks in the pond. The pond is filled with the natural spring water that overflows. I always had fun skipping rocks as a kids in this pond!




Played in the Little Colorado river. The kids had a blast playing and catching crawdads (SP) and floating in tubes down the river to the end of the lot line! Rob and Keirsten even attempted to float. It was a little hard in the shallow places but the water felt refreshing! I was happy to see water in the river at all!










I got to lay in my cot and stare at the blue blue skies and puffy white clouds. Nothing can get better than God's beauty he has blessed us with and family!