Darrington campout

Our Darrington family summer trip took us to Heglar canyon this year. We headed up Friday afternoon and joined Nicole, Jordan, and their kids at the campsite. Not long after we got set up it started to pour down on us. We huddled together under a 12 x 12 canopy for shelter. Luckily our fire for didn't die out and we managed to heat up dinner while getting good and wet. Everyone else drifted in around dinner time and thankfully the rain let up shortly after. We tried our best to thaw out and get dry by the fire before bed. It also rained during the night (and Peter didn't have the best nights sleep).

Saturday morning after breakfast we went for a walk with the kids. Sarah made it the farthest with Kendal, Bryker, and David. Vanessa put together an awesome Jr Ranger booklet / activities for the kids to do. They had fun filing it out and doing the activities. Vanessa then swore them in as Jr Rangers and gave them cute badges she made for the trip. Nicole put together a scavenger hunt for the kids. They went on a hunt around camp for different items and fit a treat when they finished.

Before lunch Vanessa, Nicole, Sarah, and I took the four wheelers out for a ride in the canyon. When we returned we took the kids on mini rides around the candid and down the road a bit.

 After lunch we played games. Jordan brought a washers game we all tried our hand at (tossing giant washers at a board with a small hole against another team). The kids enjoyed playing around camp. We took a ride over to Sublet reservoir. Terry brought a couple of inflatable kayaks to take out. The kids each got a ride. The guys ended up getting fairly wet so I dubbed them the soggy bottom boys.

Back at camp we did a relay race and played more of the washers game before dinner. Luckily Saturday didn't bring more than a few light skirts of rain so it was a good day. We put the kids to bed. Did some star gazing, and Casey and his siblings reminisced over some childhood memories.

Sunday morning we cleaned up camp and said our goodbyes. We rocketed home and cleaned up in time to head to church so Casey and I could teach our lessons.
I'm so glad we find the time every year to have some quality time with our wonderful family. It's always the greatest time with loads of fun and memories to cherish!