We went CAMPING!

Last weekend we decided to get out of the heat for the weekend!  We went CAMPING!!  Now, we are not usually campers, but we were going with some friends so we thought we could rough it for one night!!

We ended up LOVING every minute of it!  We have decided, however, that before we go again we need to get something soft to sleep on... a sleeping bag and blanket is just not soft enough to get a good night's sleep!

Making smores!!  The kids loved roasting their hotdogs and marshmallows on the fire!

Miranda was so excited to sleep in the tent!  She was so tired that she asked if she could go to bed, but once we got in the tent she got all hyper and giggly!  It was pretty cute... and we were CAMPING so we went and sat by the fire some more instead of going to bed just yet!

After they were all sleeping soundly Nik and I sat around the fire with some good friends and we ended up staying up till about 1:00am!!  Then we squished into our tent and tried to get some sleep.  I'm not sure if I actually ever did fall asleep... I was holding Kamryn in my arms and had Miranda right next to her.  Nik snuggled with Ian.  Miranda kept uncovering herself, but it was freezing so I had to make sure she stayed covered!  There were coyotes howling all night and they sounded REALLY CLOSE.  Nik and I had to pee in the middle of the night. =)  It was pretty fun!

When Ian woke up he was SO EXCITED he could hardly stand it!  He wanted to go out of the tent and explore!  I loved letting him and Miranda explore the mountainside for hours!!!!!  They really got to be kids!  It was a little scary for me to not be able see them every second, but we had a good system in place... When I whistle really loud (and I can whistle REALLY loud) then they would come back!!  They were with some other (little bit older) kids too!  They really just had a blast!  They were also so dirty!!!!!!!!!!

Just chillin by the fire bright and early in the morning waiting for breakfast!

Kamryn was a trooper!  She slept great, loved being outside, had fun watching the kids and liked looking at the fire!  She is so easy to please!

Despite Miranda's face in this picture we all really had a good time!

That's more like it!!  Permanent smiles from both of them!

After packing up camp and before heading home we headed over to the really small town by the campsite!  When we drove in there was a sign that read "Population 50-5,000".  They had a free little petting zoo and a little playground that we played on for at least an hour!!

We then found a good spot to make our lunch, eat, do a little shooting, and play with friends one last time before we headed home!

The kids slept the WHOLE way home (and so did I!)  What a fun little family vacation!  Thanks to those we went with... we had so much fun!