More Camping Fun

We LOVE camping!!!

Lucky for us our Dad had a Friday off! So we packed up and headed to Guadalupe River State Park for an overnight adventure. After setting up camp we headed down to the river. We climbed trees, skipped rocks, and of course had to get a family picture. Yes, every time I take a family picture... balancing my camera on rocks, bags, balls... anything really to get the right height and angle ... I miss my tripod. Why did I have to leave it at a park? Not a smart girl. Oh well, someday I will get another... hopefully :).

I was so excited to see some fall colors.

Can you see the rock John is skipping?

The kids loved climbing all over this tree.

When we finally got back to our campsite, the daylight was just about gone... so we quickly got a fire going (which took a little longer than normal... I guess the wood was wetter than we thought) and had some dinner. And, of course, dinner was followed by treats - smores, warmed starburts, and popcorn. I finally was able to make the jiffy pop without burning some part of my body... yeah!

Dallin roasting...

Enjoying smores by the campfire.

Connor was the only one that was really excited about the popcorn - until he dumped the bowl on the ground... bummer.

That night was a bit chilly. We were prepared for the colder temps and brought more blankets. But we were not prepared for the actual temperature when we woke up. We had actually used all the firewood the night before... mistake... lesson learned. When John climbed out of the tent in the morning the car temp gauge read "29 degrees!" With it being that cold, we decided we definitely needed a fire. So we packed the kids in the warm car and headed off for another field trip... warm bread from Great Harvest which is actually right next to the temple. It was perfect! On the way back we picked up some more firewood.

We finally got a fire started by 8am... and the first thing we fixed was HOT CHOCOLATE. We had some happy campers :). We don't get to have this special treat very often in Texas :).

Abby and Dallin drinking their hot chocolate at the top of the playground. [We were so lucky to have the campsite right across the street from the playground...perfect for our family]

John showing Connor the ways of eating whip cream from a can...

He loved it!

After warming up ... we headed back down to the river to visit the kid's discovery center (very fun) and throw some more rocks in the river.

The kids couldn't resist the urge to take off their shoes and wade in the water.

That afternoon we packed up camp. But before heading home... we stopped to visit some friends in San Antonio. It is always fun to see familiar faces and catch up :). We were so glad it happened to be Nic's birthday party!!! Yeah for us! Thanks Nic for having a birthday :).

The kiddos at the party.

It was a late night getting home, but we made it!

What a great family weekend!