Palisades - Spring Break 2010

The first camping trip of the year!

My friend Maria and I have been planning this trip ever since we went last year really! It was SUCH a good time last year, we KNEW this was where we wanted to break out the trailers and run away to for Spring Break 2010! We invited another neighbor family, the Burningham's, to join us and they brought their parents and sister (whom Jestin is related to... but it's complicated to explain! LOL), and we also invited some friends of Wilkey's (and our recent clients), Dale & Andra and their kids to come 4 wheeling with us on Saturday!

It was a great get-away from life! 

We love the improved campsites with full water, power and sewer hookups! Oh yeah!

(Jesse, Sophie & Caleb)

The kids love that they can bring their bikes and ride on the black top until their hearts are content!

(Caleb's Sock!)

Or until they wear holes in their shoes and shred their socks! LOL

(Cameron & Bryn)

We played games with our friends...

(Dale, Caleb & Jesse)

Begged to go on 4 wheeler rides!

Dale was a sport and made the wheeler bounce and sway so "Kick and Side Kick" could pretend they were driving! LOL

(Kaitlyn, Kelby, Jestin, Cameron, Jesse & Caleb)

Then Dad was talked into it! YEA!!!!

(Kaitlyn & Kelby)

Even the teenagers joined the caravan... and off they went!

(Coye's fish that didn't make it!)

Meanwhile the other kids went "fishing"... not much luck though!

Cam hangin out after his ride!

(Jill, Bryn & Sophie)

Our cute little neighbor girl toted Sophia everywhere! Sophie had to "take naps" to find a little relief ... but they both had a good time! And it was nice to know I could always find Sophie if she "wandered off" LOL

(Heather & Jestin and Maria & Bishop Curtis)

The adults got the teenagers to watch the kidlets... and off we went on a twilight ride of our own!

The RV trails were so much fun! And the views were amazing!

Manti Temple

As the sun went down it did start to get a bit chilly in the mountains in mid April, but we were having a blast so no one cared!

(Jill, Heather, Brett's Mom and Maria)

The women folk!

(Brett and Mallory, Brett's Dad, Bishop Curtis, Jesse and Jestin)

The men folk with the littlests

Our view on the way down! Oh how I wished I could hold still well enough to give it justice!

The temple looked SO pretty!

Once we got back down it was time for Bag Fudge, S'mores & Roasted Starbursts! Caleb couldn't wait!

(Caleb & Jesse)

Good Mornin'! We are clean and ready to get dirty! *grin*

And race our "Man Cars" down the hill!

Jesse and Caleb did this over and over and over again!

Cody!!

 The kids loved the hills to the side of our camping spot and they went on many explores!

Caleb is "King of da Mountain!"

Jesse and Jes on their way back down

We headed down the hill to the reservoir... and there was way too much fun to be had there! *grin*

My kids LOVED having such a great time with their dad!

(Cody, a Burningham cousin, Aubrey, Rachel & Maria)

Brett's Parents rented a paddle boat for the day and all the kids took their turns on them!

Our two little men! They couldn't wait for their turn!

(Jestin, Maria and Cameron, Caleb & Jesse)

YEA!!! It's our turn!!!

Maria is my hero! She took all three of these busy boys out on the water by herself! And she is terrified of water! I was so impressed! I wished so much that I wasn't newly recovered from that stupid cold in my heart! I so wanted to go with them! :(

Squeals of delight! Off they go!

Cameron, my eight year old boy!

Another fun pastime to be found... Rock throwing you don't get in trouble for!! They wanted Jes to stay with them all afternoon throwing rocks! Until the playground was offered of course! LOL

Just sittin' on the dock telling jokes and stories was a blast too!

(Our campsites: 1st trailer was Brett's parents, then ours, then Wilkey's and then Burningham's)

Cody took his camera and really got some great shots~ makes a momma proud! :)

The sun going down on the lake...

Mom and Caleb... down the hill we go! WHEEEEEEEE

Hee hee hee! We made it! And we didn't crash!

Off they go again!

Bryn and Sophia again!

Breakfast time again! Back to the dirt! It sure was nice of them to make "sand boxes" for these boys!

(They were tent sites! LOL)

Sophia hiding out! LOL

MMMMM... we love camping meals! Especially bacon, pancakes and hot cocoa!

Can't get enough of you baby!

Coverin' up to keep the burn to a minimum. I have to say, even though my heart meds make me burn super fast, I really did pretty good up there! :) We all were a little lobsterish... but that's ok! It was SOOO worth it!

Mally and her sweetheart! When we first got to camp I greeted her and asked her, "Whatcha doing Mally?" To which she replied, "Campin' wif Kelby". She LOVES Kelby. It is so dang cute!!

We are going to miss Jestin so very much while he is away!! He was such a good sport this camping trip though! With my need for careful monitoring of my activities, he really stepped up! He took the kids fishing, 4 wheeling, hiking, to the playground, played games, cooked food and just all around spent quality time with all of us! We are so blessed to have this wonderful man in our lives! As well as great friends with whom we can escape the real world's view of us and our responsibilities and just be friends! It was LOVELY!!!