This weekend we (Sarah, Nathan and I) went camping (Fri afternoon to Sat afternoon) with a group of people from church. We traveled up in the mountains north of Pine and Featherville (crazy that we have members that live in Featherville, 1.5 hours away, and they are still in our congregation's boundaries... and they actually come!). There were about 8 families or so that came and it was a lot of fun. This was my first experience camping since we moved here (over a year ago now, time flies!) and it was beautiful. We had a nice, FREE!, secluded spot right next to the S. Fork of the Boise River. We were one of the first ones there so we got a nice spot right next to the river to provide some natural white noise for the kiddos.
After we got the tent all set-up, we sat down and had some pizza that Mary had cooked for us before we left. The kids enjoyed the food and while they did so I got a picture of them in front of our tent with the river in the background.
The Idaho lifestyle is a decent house with lot's of recreational equipment (campers/RV's, ATV's and/or snowmobiles), so many people have motorcycles and stuff. Anyway, some friends from church brought their four-wheelers and let me take Sarah and Nathan for a ride on some of the trails. The kids loved it and Sarah was just belting out songs at the top of her lungs as we cruised along, it was cute. We got it up to about 35 mph in some spots and Sarah and Nathan kept asking me to go faster. Don't worry, I was safe, even if I had to hold Nathan with one hand and steer with the other.
Nathan played at the river
all evening. When it got dark I finally had to put the hammer down and drag him away (kicking and screaming).
This glow-stick has a story. Sarah got two of them over a year ago and used one of them when we slept out in the backyard last summer and just LOVED it. I had no clue that we still had the other unused one. As soon as I mentioned that we were going camping about a week ago, she instantly ran into her room and brought it out and had it out all week, talking about how she was going to use it and asking me how and why it glows. She was pretty excited about it. She had it all evening and at night and all day on Saturday.
Here's the kiddos in bed. I didn't realize Sarah had so much pizza sauce on her cheeks! It actually got pretty cold at night (I could see my breath at times and I was wishing I had more warmth with a sweater on and a windbreaker) but I think that the kids stayed warm enough.
Nathan was toast by the time bedtime rolled around at 10:30 (typical bed-time is before 8), but then once I got them in bed and read stories, the kid got a second wind and thought it was the funniest thing to get out of the sleeping bag only to have me wrestle him back in there. I finally just got him in there, told him to stay and left for adult time, knowing that he would get out. When I came to bed later, he was laying on top of his pillow with his bear and blanket next to him. He stayed asleep while I got him in his sleeping bag with his bear and blanket.
Sarah enjoyed roasted marshmallows on the trip and yes, she is in her jammies so, yes, this is in the morning... but it is after breakfast.
Just a cute picture of Nathan drinking his water in the morning.
Nathan was right back at the water in the morning, throwing rocks and loving it. I tried to keep him away as long as possible as it was pretty cold in the morning but I had to relent once the sun started warming the camp up.
There was a hot-springs that had a pool (drained each night and re-filled each morning) near our campground. So it was a perfect end to our trip as it allowed the kids to get all that dust off before we hopped in the car. It was the perfect depth (at Nathans shoulders) to allow both kids to play in it. I didn't think they'd get in when I felt the temp, but I think the desire to get in the water outweighed the hotness of the water and their bodies quickly adjusted and they were jumping off the sides to me in no time. It was a great time and I hope that we can do this some more this summer.
After we got the tent all set-up, we sat down and had some pizza that Mary had cooked for us before we left. The kids enjoyed the food and while they did so I got a picture of them in front of our tent with the river in the background.
The Idaho lifestyle is a decent house with lot's of recreational equipment (campers/RV's, ATV's and/or snowmobiles), so many people have motorcycles and stuff. Anyway, some friends from church brought their four-wheelers and let me take Sarah and Nathan for a ride on some of the trails. The kids loved it and Sarah was just belting out songs at the top of her lungs as we cruised along, it was cute. We got it up to about 35 mph in some spots and Sarah and Nathan kept asking me to go faster. Don't worry, I was safe, even if I had to hold Nathan with one hand and steer with the other.
Nathan played at the river all evening. When it got dark I finally had to put the hammer down and drag him away (kicking and screaming).
This glow-stick has a story. Sarah got two of them over a year ago and used one of them when we slept out in the backyard last summer and just LOVED it. I had no clue that we still had the other unused one. As soon as I mentioned that we were going camping about a week ago, she instantly ran into her room and brought it out and had it out all week, talking about how she was going to use it and asking me how and why it glows. She was pretty excited about it. She had it all evening and at night and all day on Saturday.
Here's the kiddos in bed. I didn't realize Sarah had so much pizza sauce on her cheeks! It actually got pretty cold at night (I could see my breath at times and I was wishing I had more warmth with a sweater on and a windbreaker) but I think that the kids stayed warm enough. 
Nathan was toast by the time bedtime rolled around at 10:30 (typical bed-time is before 8), but then once I got them in bed and read stories, the kid got a second wind and thought it was the funniest thing to get out of the sleeping bag only to have me wrestle him back in there. I finally just got him in there, told him to stay and left for adult time, knowing that he would get out. When I came to bed later, he was laying on top of his pillow with his bear and blanket next to him. He stayed asleep while I got him in his sleeping bag with his bear and blanket.
Sarah enjoyed roasted marshmallows on the trip and yes, she is in her jammies so, yes, this is in the morning... but it is after breakfast.
Just a cute picture of Nathan drinking his water in the morning.
Nathan was right back at the water in the morning, throwing rocks and loving it. I tried to keep him away as long as possible as it was pretty cold in the morning but I had to relent once the sun started warming the camp up.
There was a hot-springs that had a pool (drained each night and re-filled each morning) near our campground. So it was a perfect end to our trip as it allowed the kids to get all that dust off before we hopped in the car. It was the perfect depth (at Nathans shoulders) to allow both kids to play in it. I didn't think they'd get in when I felt the temp, but I think the desire to get in the water outweighed the hotness of the water and their bodies quickly adjusted and they were jumping off the sides to me in no time. It was a great time and I hope that we can do this some more this summer.
2 comments:
Looks like a fun time! We are heading to the San Juans this week to camp for 5 days. We are praying for no rain!!!
What a great time! Good for you for taking them. I love the hotsprings! I'll have to get Sarah some glow sticks for her birthday. :)
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