Camping with Cousins

My sister Vesta and I planned a camping trip in June where we were going to meet up and go 4 wheeling with all the kids together for a couple days.  Unfortunately, things did not turn out exactly as planned.  There was a miscommunication about which campground to reserve and we ended up at one that wasn't super ideal.  It was just off the highway, had no trees, and didn't have trails available for 4 wheeling.  We ended up making the most of it and the kids didn't seem to even notice anything was wrong.  Ultimately, our kids had a blast with their cousins and I guess that was the most important thing.

Our campsite.  Thankfully we were close to water, so the kids could go skip rocks for entertainment.  It was stunningly hot during the day with hardly any shade.  At night it got so cold, I ended up driving home to get more blankets and firewood at 4am.  We were woefully unprepared for the near freezing temperatures.  Vesta had her camper, so they were just fine and ended up lending us some of her blankets as well.

This was Elsa's first camping trip.  She was pretty good for the most part, but by the next day you could tell she was dying for a nap.  The tent got too hot, so Vesta got her to take a nap in the camper. Hallelujah!

 Chilly!!!  Randy entertained us with ghost stories that weren't TOO scary thankfully.

 Vesta brought bubbles which was great for some added entertainment.

 We also went up the canyon to see Bridal Veil Falls.  It was so hot.  I still don't understand how the temperatures could have been so up and down.

 Playing Uno.

 Randy was persistent and able to find a little trail to take the kids on so that bringing the 4 wheelers wasn't totally in vain.  Nadia and Elsa LOVED going on it.  Rowan, not so much.  He wouldn't even try it.

 Steve had never been on a 4 wheeler, so he was game for trying it out.  I hadn't been on one since I was 13.  I sure missed having one to rip around on. 

Elsa wasn't too happy about being left behind.


Next time we'll try to plan things better, but I'm glad we went.  We asked the kids what their favorite part was as we were driving home and "COUSINS!" was the unanimous reply.