We went camping!

There was a lot of dirt....

A lot of games...

A lot of eating yummy food....

More eating of yummy food....

Some hiking...

Okay, a lot of hiking.  We set out to hike around the reservoir we were camping at and it ended up being a little longer than we expected.  Over 4 miles. But the trail was pretty level, so it was more like a walk.  It was actually a lot of fun.  I think John griped about it more than anyone else :)

But, lucky for us it was huckleberry season.  So we ate huckleberries practically the whole way.  Literally!  It was an awesome little nature provided snack....especially since we only brought a little water and no snacks for the kids!

It didn't take long for the kids to have water bottles full of huckleberries.

We played in the water.  On our second day there we spent hours on a little beachy (and I use that term lightly because it was quite muddy) area.  The kids thought it was great.  There was much swimming, rafting, and paddling going on.  Owen and his friend Jaren even swam about half way across the reservoir.  It made me a little a lot nervous.  But he's alive, so maybe I need to learn to relax a little.

Did I mention there was eating?  John shot this picture of his favorite meal being prepared.  Chicken Hash.  It's delicious.  And only to be eaten while camping.  The Baumgartners (whom we camped with) have perfected their little self created recipe. It is delicious. 

There were also fires, four wheeling, and scootering.  None of which we have pictures of.  But here is Owen trying to fix Ainsley's scooter, that he left in the road of our campground to stop and pick some huckleberries, and then it got run over by a car.  He's not looking forward to buying Ainsley a new one. 

It was a great little trip.  Even though before we left I think all of the adults were tired and didn't feel up to it.  Once we got up there though it turned out to be a great time.  Plus, camping with the Baumgartners is easy for me because they have a trailer and what appears to be an infinite supply of camping supplies.  So I really just have to worry about food and my families luggage.  Which helps.  Although camping in a tent is still not my favorite.  But at least we didn't see any bears this time!!!