We were able to go to the ward campout this year. It's been a few years since we've been camping, so it was fun. We inherited this great tent from Matt's parents. It's great because it's a nice size and it was free, but it's not as easy to assemble as the new ones.
We weren't able to have any campfires, so we had a pot luck dinner and the kids did some exploring. Kelsey was determined to find a snake, but only found a couple of snake holes. Here, Matt and the kids are looking for good skipping rocks. Matt is impressing them all with his amazing talent of rock skipping. Becca, in the blue shirt, is a friend from our ward that was hanging out with us by the river.
When it got dark, we had a little program with campfire skits and songs led by the YW and YM. This was Reagan's favorite part of the camp out. She finds the humor is those skits and songs hilarious. Gwyn was really getting into this story that was told. You had to do certain things when the narrator said certain words, like throwing your arms up and cheering, which is what Gwyn is doing here. 
We weren't able to roast marshmallows and have s'mores, because there were no fires allowed, so after the program we went back to our tent and played games on our I-phones. Then Matt and Gwyn went to sleep, so Reagan, Kelsey and I played skip-bo. That was a nice, easy game to play, that they were able to catch on to it quickly and have fun without getting too frustrated. 
Matt got up early to go running. A few of the campers joined him for a mile or two. The campground was in an area that Matt often runs through, so he knew a lot of the trails and roads to take. Here's Reagan and Gwyn eating breakfast cooked by the Bishopric.
After we packed up, we walked around a little bit. Here's a bridge that Matt has run over many times. Notice the big hill after the bridge with the trail going right up it. It amazes me how many long and steep hills he runs up.
This camp out was so over too quick. It makes me want to go camping again. Especially since we didn't get to have a campfire. I think I'm going to see about going again before the summer's over. Anyone want to join us?
3 comments:
It's great to see our "dinosaur" tent being put to good use. I wonder if it is easier to put up a tent with three girls or with four boys. It must be nice to go camping and not have rain be a worry.
It looks like you had so much fun! That tent is HUGE! We just got back from Devin & Dacia's ward campout this morning.
All of us should go camping together!
We miss you.
That sounds way fun! It made me so sad we aren't in your ward anymore.
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