First Camping Trip of the Season

I don’t know why I am surprised at the yucky weather this Memorial Day weekend. I think it usually is bad weather every year. We really wanted to have a fun first camping trip of the year, but it didn’t turn out that way. I love the moisture and how fresh and clean rain looks and feels….but not while camping and being stuck inside with 12 adults and 9 kids under the age of 9…That = pure misery….

We went to Calder’s Reservoir to camp. We were supposed to stay Friday to Monday. It is beautiful up there. My dad LOVES to take the kids fishing so when Saturday morning came, we got ready and went. It was the highlight of the whole trip. Hallie would NOT touch the fish, Gavin was unsure, and Kayler could not get enough of them. He thought they were absolutely hilarious. When we threw them back he went crazy crying and jumped in the lake after them-seriously…he jumped in, thank goodness he had a life jacket on!….After that incident we decided it would be in everyone’s best interest if G.J. took Kayler home for the night. Kayler could not handle all the chaos in the camper…he was hitting kids and adults left and right, screaming…it was so sad.












So, G.J. stayed down with him until Sunday morning then he came up hoping for some fun. The bad weather continued though. We played cards and tried to go on 4 wheeler rides, but the weather wasn’t about to cooperate. The ticks were CRAZY….Hallie had one, I almost had one, and they were crawling all over. I had finally had enough, so we loaded up Kayler and came home. Hallie and Gavin begged to stay, they don’t mind the weather and my parent’s love to have them there.

I have to say it has been a nice evening. We went to the cemetery to see my Grandma’s headstone that just came. We visited with my Grandpa, I caught up on blogs, and am just preparing myself for the week to come. I can’t believe it is the last week of school!

Tomorrow we are dedicating the whole evening to going to all the cemeteries. We have loved ones at all of them in town, so I am praying the kids will be good and that we can have a meaningful Family Home Evening remembering all our family and friends that have passed on. I hope everyone has had a great weekend!