Christmas Meadows 2011

We were able to go on our annual camping trip this year, but only for one night. We tried to fill those 2 days with as many adventures as possible. The river was extremely high this year and very cold because of the large amount of snowfall over the winter and spring. Jason decided he would take the boys (1 at a time) down to the river to fish. As Jason and Zach were crossing the river to find a good fishing spot, Zach lost a sandal. In his attempt to retrieve the sandal he got swept down and under the river. Thankfully he hit a sand bar and was able to regain his footing. In Jason's attempt to help Zach he also lost his sandals. So we ended up with no fish and no sandals. After Zach's "near death experience" we decided it would be best not take the kids across the river to fish. Jason did take them fishing, but they weren't able to catch anything.

Owen spent a large amount of time swinging and playing in the hammocks.

The BB gun was a huge crowd pleaser for the boys. For some reason the person in charge of the gun range ended up being Ryan! Maybe because he's such a responsible mature 9 year old.:)

Carving is always a fun camping activity. Luckily no one had to get stitches this year.

A new activity this year was "See who can last at least 1 minute without moving while people tickle your nose and ears with grass, weeds, sticks etc." Not everyone participated in this activity.

As usual, we had a great time camping in the beautiful Utah mountains and listening to Jason's scary ghost stories about Jedediah around the campfire. The boys talked about him for days and days after we were home.