This weekend we actually went camping for the first time as a family of four! The location we chose was the Vedauwoo Recreation Area, just west of Laramie, WY. We wanted a place that wouldn't get too cold at night plus had lots of area to explore with the girls. We met our friends Jen and Colby and their 3 1/2 year old twins Jordan and Connor. It couldn't have been a better weekend. It was in the 60's both days and didn't get terribly cold. We got up there about 3pm Friday afternoon and set up camp. The area is well-known for rock climbing, so there were tons of big boulders everywhere. That gave the kids lots of things to do. We had dinner and ate s'mores, then tried to go to sleep. Unfortunately, the sun doesn't fully set up here until after 9:30pm, so our girls didn't fall asleep until that time. Then they were up a lot, keeping us awake, in addition to the random gunshots we'd hear throughout the night. Hey, it's Wyoming. What do you expect. Then the sun rises about 5:00am out here, so that's about the time Elise was up. That made for a pretty long day with two tired 2 year olds! We did get to do a short hike in the morning before lunch before we headed back home. All in all, it was a very successful trip and I can't wait to go again.
Linnaea climbs a boulder near our picnic table.
You can see the camp sites were quite large with a lot of room to roam.
Elise tries the boulder and follows Daddy's directions of "using all fours."
More bouldering.
Elise on our first hike on Friday afternoon.
Linnaea and Mommy on the hike.
Elise and Mommy.
Linnaea throwing one of her MANY tantrums.
Elise helps Daddy start the camp fire.
Jordan and Elise chillin'.
If I can't stop laughing at this picture, doesn't it mean I'm a bad mother? Elise got nailed in the head by a log Daddy was carrying. It wasn't pretty. But don't worry--it was nothing a mini Hershey's bar couldn't cure!
Linnaea enjoys her first s'more. That was after her two roasted marshmallows, her two regular marshmallows, and a graham cracker.
4 comments:
Ummm... is your daughter wearing a pink bow in her hair on a camping trip??? JK, they are so cute, and so old all of the sudden! It looks like fun!
It looks like you guys had so much fun! You know, aside from Linnaea’s temper tantrums and Elise’s concussion. They’ll be pros before you know it! Oh, and now I’m craving s’mores…thanks.
That looks like lots of fun, and makes me think I could do it too, maybe in a couple years, or a couple years after we stop having kids! Hunter is due any day now...
Cute camping pictures! Naomi is going to a week of mini sleep away camp with mommy this summer. We can't wait!
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