Camping with kids

We borrowed Scott's parents camping trailer and headed out for a little family campout. Three days, two nights, just enough time. We went up to Midway (Wasatch Mountain State Park) to a campground we like. It has water and electricity hookups with a bathroom and showers there. Nearby is a little pond the kids can fish in and some little hikes (just long enough for the boys; we only have to carry them the last little while...). We played lots of card games, watched a movie or two, and played with bugs, rocks, pinecones, and anything else the kids could find on the ground. We roasted hot dogs and marshmallows, ate pancakes and bacon, and lots of treats, too. We went into Midway and Heber and played at some parks, had a picnic and ate out at a fun restaurant.
Have you ever seen anyone more intent on catching a fish?
The boys fishing. What a great site.

He kept this stick the entire trip!

Darling photo of Elise with her daddy as they hike.

Having fun camping!

(Notice there weren't any photos of me... there is a reason!)

It was a great trip, but there are some things I want to remember for next year:

Bring more bandaids (we used about 3 per kid-- per day)

Don't take the kids to a restaurant where they won't eat the food. It is a waste of money.

Take more "cold" clothes--it gets chilly at night.

Take a pancake flipper. Forks just don't do the job.

Check this website before hand for some fun recipes.

I also want to make sure that I talk more with the kids about Pioneer Day and why we celebrate. We watched the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Pioneer Day celebration thing tonight and it was so good. Great songs of the restoration amond other great songs.

Happy Pioneer Day ya'll.