Camping with Lacey

This past summer, we went camping several times, mostly for different reunions.  We all love being outside, especially Lacey!  Here are a few pictures of her waiting for some snacks.  I can't believe that she is 18 months old already!  She is full of spunk and laughter and definitely a daddy's girl!
  And you know that Ben just loves that!

We love Camping!

Last month we went camping as a family.  We went to Pickett Post and had a great time!  This was Lacey's first real camping experience.  She did really good, except for the close call from a scorpion!  Yikes!  She was sitting on a blanket just playing and Devin was next to her when he started yelling that their was a big bug.  Ben ran over there and found a scorpion about 2-3 inches long crawling to her.  Scary!   Other than that, we were good!  :)  Carson was the photographer, so these pictures are all from him.  Unfortunely there are no pictures of him.  But you will see Ashton, Calvin, Caleb and Devin.

Our Family Camping Trip

We decided to go on a family camping trip in November. We had quite an interesting trip. Nothing went as planned, but we made the best of it and really enjoyed ourselves. We stopped by lots of different places that we used to just drive on by. It all started off on Friday night, we got a late start and went to the boys' favorite camping site at Pickett Post. Unfortunately, someone took our Plan A spot and our Plan B spot. It was already dark and everyone was starving so after driving and finding the next best thing, we stopped and made dinner. The bad part about it was that it was soooo windy there! We didn't even set up our tents, Ben took the back seat out of the Yukon XL and I made all the boys and myself a bed in the car. Ben set up a little tent and slept outside. I'm surprised that he didn't blow away! It was pretty bad. So the next morning we packed up and decided to go somewhere else. We drove and drove and couldn't find a place that we wouldn't blow away at. So we picked up breakfast at McDonald's, since our eggs all broke during the trip and stopped by a few places (you can look at all the pictures below). We eventually went back to our Plan A spot and no one was there. So we made lunch there and went on a little hike. It was so beautiful and we all enjoyed ourselves! As we were leaving, we noticed that we had a flat (or really low) tire. Luckily, we made it back into Superior and aired it up. What a trip! It is one that we will not forget!

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Here are some pictures of our stop in Superior...

The boys (and especially Ben) loved looking at all the mine equipment.

Devin and Carson...
The mine equipment is right off the highway. Here is Calvin showing off the sign.

At our Plan A campsite, the boys made these little bridges. They were really quite impressive. They broke sticks into the right sizes and would see if they would hold when the water would run underneath.

This is the place that the wagon wheels from many years ago made quite the impression as they traveled along the trail.

These are pictures from our little hike. The place is really beautiful. Ben and the boys would tell me about it all the time. I guess that I thought they were just exaggerating since it is still in the desert...only 45 minutes away!

Here is Devin showing me the path.

Now that's alot of boys!

Left to Right: Calvin, Devin, Caleb, Ashton, Carson

Carson

Ashton

Calvin

Caleb

Here are some pictures in Globe at a little park right off the highway. The playground equipment is so old! We have always wondered if anyone stops to play there. We were the only ones there!

Here's Ashton!

Carson

Here is Devin and Ashton playing on the "working equipment".

Caleb looking inside.

Devin