Camping!

We went camping on Sunday afternoon-Tuesday morning this past week. It was our first time camping as a family. Some members of the church have a motor home and like to camp at a place only 30 minutes from Bishop (one of the great things about living in this area!). They invited us to share their campground with them.

We camped in a tent. Abel thought this was the greatest thing in the world! We set up the tent around 6pm and by 6:01 he was SO tired! He couldn't wait to get in that tent! He lasted about 10 minutes in there and then he wanted out:). Abel and I slept in the tent and Samuel slept outside (we weren't fighting, he wanted to sleep outside!). I was nervous that Abel wouldn't sleep well in the tent, but he did great! It was an "fun" night. We had an air mattress in the tent (roughing it, I know...) and it slowly deflated during the night because of how cold it was. So, by morning Abel was laying practically on top of me! It was the cutest thing watching him sleep and wake up in the morning. He opened his eyes just a crack and saw me looking at him and he got a big grin on his face! He popped up and was so excited to be in the tent!!

We did a lot and yet did nothing...went fishing (Abel's first time!), did a little hiking, read a lot, played in the dirt (mostly Abel), cooked over the fire,

Abel hanging out!

 ate smores, and really had a great time! A really nice thing

though was the people we were camping with let us use all

of their stuff too (and they fed us!!!).

The Gillilands (talking to Sam and in the yellow shirt).

At the river with the Gillilands

Where's Abel?

We had planned to only stay the one night because we weren't sure how Abel would get along with his sleeping, but we decided to stay another. The second night Abel wasn't as eager to get in the tent and in the morning when he saw me next to him he opened his eyes a crack and then shut them right away (which was exactly how I was feeling too after a second night of being kicked and rolled on:).

It was a fun time and we hope we will get to go again...probably not this year, but hopefully next year.