For the 2nd year in a row, our ward had a family campout. It was during the second weekend of August at the same place as last year: Twin Creeks Campground (past Gibbonsville about 45 minutes away). We arrived at the campground late that afternoon and set up our trailer at one of the designated camping spots. We got there right after a big hailstorm came through the area, so the ground was still covered in white. The large group area was wet and the weather was cold during dinnertime. Despite the cooler temperatures, though, we had an enjoyable time. The food (hamburgers and LOTS of salad and dessert choices) was so yummy, and we had a great time visiting and laughing with others from our ward.
When the kids were done eating dinner, they started wandering around and playing with their friends from the ward while the adults finished dinner & visited for a bit.
The Primary Presidency was in charge of games for kids that evening. There's a grassy area near the dinner spot that they set up 3 different activities for the kids to play. The youth divided themselves into 3 teams and had a competition. Jonah, Micah, and Kanyon were all on the same team.
The first game was to throw a hula hoop and try to make it around a balloon that was stuck into the ground. There were several balloon targets, and different balloons were worth various point values.
(I love their faces in the next one--the hula hoop popped the balloon target!)
The second game was to throw a noodle through a hole. There were several holes for them to shoot through (made out of taped noodles), and each hole had a different point value again.
The last game was kind of like bowling--the pins were cups turned upside down, and the ball was balloons. They blew up the balloons, and let them loose towards the cups set up on a table. They earned points for how many cups they could knock over with their deflating balloons!
The kids had a great time playing games! The Primary Presidency did a great job of having fun activities for the kids to keep them entertained! As it started getting dark, lots of people left to go back to Salmon. There were several other families that stayed overnight there like us, and Brother Shinderling (a counselor in the Bishopric) had a nice fireside program about stars and told a Greek story about a constellation that some of the kids acted out. It was a great program!
The primary kids all received glow-in-the-dark bands that night, and that kept them busy playing the dark for even longer!
There's a new family in our ward, the Allen's, and their kids kept wanting to roast marshmallows for others, but didn't want to eat them. Their marshmallows looked identical after each roasting: black/brown on top and bottom and white in the middle! I ate several of them...
Apparently the black/white combination of marshmallow in my mouth looked awful, and Amanda said "Show me your teeth" and took this photo. Then I started singing some of the words to Lady Gaga's song "Show Me your Teeth", and was kicked by my husband to stop because Lady Gaga is inappropriate to sing with kids around! Lady Gaga's music isn't your traditional campfire song!
When it got late, we went back to our trailer and the boys and I played a few rounds of SkipBo before we went to bed. I love playing card games when we go camping! And I like teaching my boys how to play them so they can play with me, too. Kanyon has watched us play enough times that he can even now play with us as well!
The next morning, we were treated to a nice breakfast of pancakes, sausages, and eggs. There were a lot less of our ward members in attendance at that meal. We had a great time hanging out with those that were there, though!
Thankfully, several of our boys' friends stayed overnight, so they were happy to run around and play all morning! Here's 3 of my boys with the twins' friend Blake...can you see all 3 even despite the camouflage?!
Do you still see 2 of my camo boys?!
One of their favorite activities was finding sticks in the forest!
While the boys walked around and played with their sticks and friends, I played Phase 10 with Ammon, Amanda, and a young woman Keyra. The only time I ever play Phase 10 is when we go camping, because it's the monopoly of card games---too long! We played for hours, until it was time to leave! Brother Jones wanted to get rid of all the extra sausages that he had left over, so he brought some to us, and since our hands were busy, we put them in our mouths. We sort of looked like Poker players, if you know what I mean...
I seriously LOVED this year's ward campout! It was relaxing, fun, and we all had a great time! I enjoy camping with others, and the boys had so much fun hanging out with their friends at the campground, plus there was a lot of good food and a lot less dishes to clean since we went as a group, too!
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