First Camping Trip 2009

Our family loves to go camping! We look forward with much anticipation to the first trip of the year that brings us out of winter hibernation! 3 years ago we bought our camping trailer, and every year we begin the camping season by going to Challis Hot Springs. Just like last year, we went the first weekend in April (General Conference weekend), and camped next to our friends the Baldwin's and the Beers'. They always bring a satellite dish and hook it up to their TV's so you can watch conference, it's awesome! The Beers' daughters Kimi and Kerry were gone on a spring break trip, so we missed them this year! The Baldwin's brought their daughters Ellie and Alyssa, and Lys brought her friend Liv. We enjoyed talking to the older girls around the campfire. Ellie and the boys played by the river a lot, finding dead fish left behind by the many fishermen! I thought it was disgusting, they thought it was cool! Kanyon was either found following the older kids around, or putting food on a stick to eat (bread, marshmallows, hot dogs, cheese). He was so funny! He didn't want to eat it if he couldn't put it on his roasting stick! We went swimming in the warm springs pool 3 times while we were there. Ammon did a great job with his swimming. The twins ventured several times from the shallow end and floated around on noodles. Kanyon really enjoyed being in the pool and splashing us while walking on the raised shallow end. We had a really enjoyable time! It was a nice weekend, and we got sunburned from spending so much time outside! We forgot what it felt like to be in the sun after being cooped up for the winter; it was such a nice welcome feeling, so we basked in it's warmth! I love camping! I love spending time relaxing with my family, I love roasting marshmallows and hot dogs, I love sitting around the campfire, I love being outdoors. I can't wait to go again!