Our 1st Camping Trip!

We had a great weekend on our first camping trip! We went to Cave Springs Campground up near Sedona, AZ. We went with our friends Jeff, Jill & their girls, Kim, Armando & their girls, and Aaron. We got 3 sites between us, but could really have gotten away with one or two sites. We got up there on Friday afternoon and stayed until Sunday morning. The kids had so much fun playing in the dirt and in the little creek. Garrett wasn't a big fan of the water since it was so cold, but he enjoyed running around the sites and playing in the tent. He was happiest when his little buddy Kylie was with him. They are so cute together. His little face just lights up when he sees her. She is about 20 months older than him, but is so good with him. He cracks up whenever he's with her. Garrett was the littlest one of all the kids, but he thought he was one of the big kids. We had to watch that he didn't have any major spills over the dirt and rocks. He did really well. He had a few melt-downs, but nothing major.

On Saturday, Daddy and I took Garrett for a car ride though town since he was having a hard time taking a nap at the campsite. He fell asleep right away in the car so we just drove around so that he could get a good nap in. Once we got back we all went to a place called Rainbow Trout Farm. It was full of fish that the kids could catch. The bigger girls all got to catch a fish for the first time. We had to watch that Garrett didn't get too close to the water, but he was able to get close enough to throw food in for the fish to eat. He really liked seeing them all jump together to get the food. After that we went back to the camp ground and I just drove him around and around so that he could take another nap. All that playing just poops him out! The other campers probably thought I was a weirdo stalker driving back and forth, but at least we didn't have a crying baby!

At night we roasted marshmallows and smores - yummy! Garrett really liked the marshmallows. It was so nice to just sit around talking and relaxing. I think we are going to try to plan another group trip in September, but we might try to do another little family trip before then. We have all of our gear so we might as well take advantage and put it to good use!