Camping

Went camping for fall break - here's some highlight:

This is what the girls did most of the time - played in the dirt and got filthy!

Kaden - proud of himself for helping set up the tent.  Matt kept giving him directions and he said, "I'm on it!"

The beautiful view

This was the highlight of the trip for me - we stayed up late eating treats and playing games!  Matt will sometimes play card games, but calls it a "mandatory good time"!  He's a smart a.  Kaden loves cards as much as I do - so we played and played and played.  Dad volunteered to go lay by Lex and get her to sleep.  Guess who was asleep first. Bailey said she would rather read her book.  Typical.

Note to self - sleeping in a tent - not fun.  At least the kids enjoyed it.

Did a short hike with the whole fam.

Then Kaden and Dad went on a long hike.  Our ultimate champion whiner, Bailey, would never have made it!

Lex was SO dirty by the time we left!

Things that were not so fun:

*Bailey whining

*Sleeping in a tent

*Having an awful cold and trying to pretend I felt fine

*Not having any medicine for that cold

*Sharing a queen sized air mattress when your used to your big king bed

*All the work and packing that goes into such a short little camping trip

*All the laundry that this fun little trip generated

Things that were fun:

*Seeing rabbits, quail, a coyote, and tons of birds

*Watching how amazed Lexie was with everything

*Kaden so proud of himself for hiking so high

*Having bathrooms since we camped at a state park

*Watching the sunset and listening to super funny jokes made up by a 5 year old

*Playing card games by the light of the lantern

*Making memories the kids are still talking about