Camping

We took our first and last family camping trip of the summer. We were going to go to the ward campout in August, but our van was still out of commission and we I didn’t feel comfortable strapping the whole family plus camping gear in Jakob’s deathtrap Gallant. The Harris’s invited us to this cool camp called “Camp Firewalker” on Wellington Lake. James was ‘babysitting’ the camp while the owner was away, so we got to do all of the fun high-adventure activities they had there.

Genealogical Trivia: James and I are Second Cousins. We didn’t even know it until we wound up in the same ward.



















We did the zip line, tightrope walk, canoeing, obstacle course, rope swing, archery, and had a blast! The only downside was the biting flies. Jude, especially, couldn’t handle the biting flies. He wouldn’t swat them away, so he got bit the most. He’s so afraid of bugs and animals! Wonder where he gets that from?

There are only three reasons that I ever do anything athletic/adventurey. They are

1. Because I want to impress the people I am with.
2. Because I want to appear/feel tough. Or,
3. So that I can blog about it.

The tightrope walk met 2 out of 3 requirements. So I did it!

It rained a little bit that weekend. And we, unfortunately, borrowed a tent that leaked. We plan on buying our own tent before our next family camping trip. At least that’s the message I conveyed while throwing an hour-long tantrum that night.

There are bears around “Camp Firewalker”, and our campsite had a visit! I heard the bear, of course, because I sleep with one-eye open while camping. Freaked me out, but he wasn’t too close. In the morning we saw that he had walked through the kitchen tent and tried snacking on a roll of paper towels. The boys were in heaven.

Thanks, Harris Family, for an awesome Camping Trip 2009!