Vacation 2009

This year for family vacation we decided to spend the week camping. We went to Clint's Wells near Payson. We bought a camp trailer a year or two ago and decided to really take advantage of it. We love being out in the woods just relaxing and spending time with our family. The dog and kids love it too! We do so much when we are out there, but usually come home well rested! Sorry for all the pics, but I use this blog as kind of an online journal since I am like 5 years behind on scrapbooking!!!

Our campsite

We spent the first rainy night watching kids movies in the trailer. It was really fun and cozy!




Ariel loves to be able to run free in the woods all day. She is so good when we are camping. Maybe we should just move to the woods!!

Alexis learned to chop wood much to my objections!!! But nobody lost a finger!

Alexis thought this was a great place to pose and loved posing for multiple shots!

Love the flower!

Avery had to have a flower also!

She started to pose also!

All my girls in this gorgeous meadow right by our camp site.

Cody and his beautiful daughters

Avery riding daddy's shoulders when we were out exploring!

My girls and I on the quad, Ariel had to come every time. She only fell off once!

Alexis and the humongous "wishing flowers"

Bang!

Bang! (this was so freaking funny in person!)

The torrential downpour on Saturday. Alexis was scared of the thunder and lighting since we were only protected by the flimsy tin walls of a camp trailer. She said, "mommy, it doesn't rain like this at our house!!" It was very cute!

Alexis and Avery ready for a ride in the buggy, don't know why Alexis has a knight cap on considering it was like 80 degrees!

Avery checking out the crawdads, not too sure about them!

Alexis on the other hand loved them. We took hot dogs to catch them with because usually that is what you use to catch them. Alexis was getting frustrated because we were not catching any, so she suggested we use her chewing gum. Well, she started catching them left and right after that. She was very proud of herself that she was able to figure out the optimal bait for crawdads. She is still telling us to be sure to bring gum when we go fishing for crawdads!

I love this pic of Avery. It is camping at its finest! Dirty face, comfy clothes, just kicking back in the lounge chair eating Cheetos out of the bag. This is why we love camping!

We were camping over the 4th of July, so this is the girls posing in their 4th of July shirts.

Patriotic Halliburtons!

Waiting for the fireworks to begin in Payson

Avery and papa. Cody's parents joined us for a couple of days too. Avery thought the fireworks were quite loud, but loved to watch them!

Alexis chillin watching the fireworks. This was the first year I think that she was really inter rested in them. She told me which ones were her favorites and what colors they were. She LOVED the finale, which I must say was fabulous!

Alexis riding the quad all by herself

Avery doing some important business!

Alexis napping on her quad!

Avery checking out the quad she is too little to ride!

Alexis showing Avery the ropes!

Our fam out on a family ride, so much fun!

Camping is hard work!

Alexis crashed out on a ride with Cody. Good thing she didn't fall off!

Enjoying the camp fire, ready to make smores!


This is why you don't feed smores to a 2 year old!

Alexis and the finished product! No chocolate!

Cody and the girls by the fire.

We hope to have many, many more family adventures in the woods. We had a great time. Last year was a week in Disneyland, so this was a much needed change!