Our Camping Trip

Vince got a holiday from work for Pioneer Day. We decided we just haven't been camping enough yet this Summer, so we packed EVERYTHING up we could think of in the back of the truck and hauled it all up to the mountains. We originally wanted to try a little reservoir with campsites right by the water, but of course, being a State Holiday, there was no room left in any of the best campgrounds. We drove around a few minutes before deciding on a very cute little spot with lots of trees, and four, count them FOUR secret hiding spots for the kids (complete with secret passwords you had to repeat each time you entered their lairs). As an added bonus, the campsite was right next to a little stream the kids enjoyed immensely. We set up camp Thursday afternoon and relaxed with steak & potatoes and s'mores, of course.

Friday morning we loaded up and headed to the lake to try out the fishing. Here's a picture of the lake:


And the kids fishing:


But it was WWAAAYYY too crowded there, so we went to a more secluded spot for our picnic lunch:

After we got back to our campsite, we wandered back behind the campgrounds to try to find the river that we heard the night before. We tried fishing all along the way, and finally found one little successful spot:
Vince caught a little one:

And I caught TWO fish, right in a row! And they were the first fish I've ever caught all by myself. Trouble is, I'm the camera(wo)man, and was too caught up in the squirmy, wiggly fish at the end of my line to think about snapping a picture. So no pictures of my two first fishies. :( But rest assured, they were HUGE!! :)

Vince's sister, Shalon & her boyfriend, Skylar met us that night. On Saturday we went for a little hike (away from all the hordes of people) and got to this pretty little blue lake:

On our way out, we drove to the lake where we got our engagement picture taken:

And this is our funny attempt to recreate it! (My, we sure were a lot cleaner 8 years ago!)

And our cute kids on the same little rock:

Lastly, my scenery pictures of the blue lake. It was so pretty with the wildflowers. Enjoy!