Saturday, May 22, 2010

Our Family Va-K

So we are moving in exactly a week. You would think we would be packing…NOPE…instead we spent a 1/2 week on a little family getaway. Oh how we needed it though!

The first day we thought we would just venture out somewhere local…so we headed up to Snowbird. Being the O- so wise people we are….we didn’t realize that although it was sunny and warm in the valley….it was still buried in 5 feet of snow up there. So we just ventured around and took in the beauty for a short while (I mean a really short while)…then took off back down the canyon…..

IMG_0725

IMG_0730

IMG_0715

IMG_0732

And went to THANKSGIVING POINT!!!

IMG_0769

Where the kids could get MESSY…

IMG_0783

IMG_0785

IMG_0813

And pet some STRANGE LOOKING animals…

IMG_0828 IMG_0825

IMG_0823

And ride their own ponies!!!

We spent a lot of time in the car this day….MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE TOO MUCH!

IMG_0838

Then the next day we WENT CAMPING UP PAYSON CANYON next to the beautiful MAPLE LAKE…

PICT4447

We went with our good friends the Coon’s. We had so much fun with them and their kiddos. It will be hard to move away from such good friends…

DSC_2990

PICT4466

A face doesn’t get much cuter than this!!!!

PICT4499

We FISHED….

PICT4504

Watched the Daddy’s chopping wood…

IMG_0906

Mason got some good “Pretend Practice” in before he got to do the real deal…

IMG_0902

These kids spent 60% of their day chopping…they loved it!

IMG_0900

They played hard….

IMG_0912 IMG_0911

IMG_0882

Socalized….

IMG_0876

Ate lot’s of good food…

PICT4586

And got into a little bit a mischief too….

IMG_0877

But there’s always a solution to THAT!!!!!

Just cage the wildlife….

IMG_0855

IMG_0858 IMG_0860

My favorite part of camping is the camp fire: Cooking good food on it and sitting around the warmth and socializing!!!

PICT4562

PICT4576

But if you take away the warmth….you take away the camper in me!!! This is what we woke up to Saturday morning….so we made a quick early get away back home.

IMG_0920

But it was still worth the effort of getting up there for two nights!

5 comments:

The Dabo's said...

I'm cold just looking at these pictures! We did the ward campout last JULY and I froze in the night so I couldn't imagine. And the COON'S do camp! No excuses this year for the ward campout Coons! All your activites looked great! I am glad you could have a little fun with all this craziness of moving. Let me know what I can help with. I can't really remember but I am sure I am a great packer!!!

Isaac and Dallas said...

Well we had a ton of fun. The kids can't wait to go again. Too bad it snowed, it made for a short trip. Sad to see you go. We will really miss your family.

OLIVERSONFAM said...

Looks FUN....and CHILLY!!
Glad you could enjoy the snow before you hit the HOT Deserts of AZ.
We will miss you!

Melanie said...

haha! That looks like so much fun! Larry and Ethan just went on Fathers and Sons... and we were talking about how you guys will have to teach us the ropes with camping when you move out here~ :)

birdeeb said...

I miss you guys! That looks like a lot of fun ;o)