Camping

This weekend I was able to get away from it all and go camping with friends and family. We went up Mapleton Canyon to a campground called Whiting. It has been a favorite for years because of its cute campground and great location. I booked the campsite from Friday to Sunday.

Mom and dad drove the trailer up there for us around two. They got the campsite set up and we arrived around four. It was great to come and have it all set-up. Well we set the rest of the site up with our stuff and got ready to start dinner prep. Ash got a dutch oven for christmas so it was time to christen it with our famous dutch oven pizza. We made 4 12" pizzas and two cobblers. It was fantastic tasting and everyone seemed to enjoy. The next morning we made German pancakes (another must with us) and Erin and Dave came back to visit. For lunch we had hot dogs roasted over the fire. (Seems kinda dumb to do during the day, but it helps keep the bugs away). And for dinner we did moms stew with buttery biscuits on top. That was a hit! For dessert we had brownie pudding, though I didn’t have any, I heard it was yummy.

We had several visitors through out the trip; Matthew, Ali, Geoff, bryant, Carlie, Erin, Dave, Whit, Marsh, Corby and Zander all made appearances Along with both sets of parents. It was fun to have everyone around enjoying the company and great outdoors.

We did have a couple of snaggles though. The first night there was a rowdy group just up from our site that did not go to sleep until almost 3 am. The tough part was that they were up at 7 am. Not much peace and quite that first day, but they were better the second night and morning. The second mishap was that I got really sick Saturday night. Luckily both parents were there and Geoff and Bryant. The all gave me a blessing to feel better and I did after loosing my cookies a few times. I did go home for the evening though and slept in my own bed. Dad is convinced it is an ulcer, and I am fairly convinced too. I should find out for sure today at my doctors appointment.

We went back sunday morning and I relaxed while Ashlee made breakfast and the boys cleaned up the site. Mom and dad came to get the trailer (with their new truck) and ate with us. The hash was yummy (I was told) and I think will become a staple.

Overall the trip was fantastic and makes me want to go do more! Ashlee is ready to buy a trailer too! Fun times!

Bryant and Corban with the whipped cream!



Zander and Ali



Corby and Ashlee



Whitney and baby Zander



Dave and Karlie