Family Camping

September 30th, 2009

I just love to go camping. I just love sleeping outside snuggled under warm sleeping bags, roasting marshmellows by the fire or taking long walks through the woods.  Just thinking about camping makes me want to go camping.  I love how the kids love to explore new lands and enjoying seeing new animals or bugs.  It just makes me happy.

I decided to take the kids camping with a group from church. Jeff had to work and could not make it at the last minute but I braved spending the weekend alone with the children in a tent and set out for Ft. Davis Texas for some fun in the mountains.

Unfortunately, I ended up being so busy with the kids I forgot to take many pictures. I was so disappointed when I got home and found out I took only a few photos.

Hayden managed to take one of me on this same overlook. Hayden, Carley and I went out for a drive through the mountains trying to get Carley to take a nap. She really needed it and we acheived a bit a peace and quite while it we were cruising with the windows down, wind blowing through our hair, and feeling the cool breeze on our face. I would like to do that again.

While we were driving, Landon was taking a hike. He was begging me all weekend to go on a long hike. Well, I can take a two year old on a long hike. She could never walk that far and I forgot to bring the backpack to carry her in. (probably would not fit in the car anyway)

So I let him do a 3 mile hike with some friends from church.

Here he is coming down off the hike and finishing up. Everyone said they could not keep up with him. He really likes hiking.

He likes it so much that I would like to take him backpacking one day.

Landon was very disappointed that the camping trip was only a weekend trip. We left on Friday at lunch time and returned sunday afternoon.  so i have already promised him that we will take a longer trip in the spring.  I was thinking about New Mexico in the mountains!

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