Camping!!!

We love to camp, although we don't do it nearly enough! Being the crazy people we are we thought it would be a great idea to camp with a 6 week old, and go hiking! It was a lot of fun, we love being in the mountains, and Drew slept better in the tent than he ever has at home! All in all it was a great trip!

We went on several hikes, here we had to hike a pretty steep hill. The kids had to learn the fine art of "walking like a duck" to make it up the hill with out sliding down it.

Jenna demonstrating the "duck walk."


Payton's turn attempting the "duck walk." He did a lot of sliding. :)

We saw some gorgeous views!

My kids love to be outside where they can get as dirty as they want, and run and scream to their hearts content!

Drew did amazing, he is such a happy go lucky baby!

We roasted hot dogs and marshmallows over the fire!

Here is how Drew slept. I was very concerned that he would get cold, but I didn't want to bring him into bed on an air mattress with us. Way to easy to get his face covered I thought. He wore a really warm sleep sack, and was double swaddled with his thomas quilt. Maybe a little over kill, but he slept great. He didn't wake up all night! I woke up a couple times on my own to check him to see if he felt to hot or cold, but he didn't wake up till 6 am when all the light flooded our ten t. I joked that maybe we should sleep in a tent every night if he was going to sleep that great.

We had a little creek that was right behind out tent, the kids thought that was pretty cool, and it stressed me out a little that they would fall in. However, the water was so cold it was all they could do it put there feet in it.

On our hike during the second day we saw this momma deer. Bambi's mom to be exact. Just ask my munchkins.

Dad wasn't with us when we hiked the steep hill, so the kids had to bring him back and show them how they learned to "duck walk." Drew is in the sling, and yes I hiked all over with him like that. He slept the entire time. Well until I hit some loose rocks and fell flat on my bum. My arms were around him to protect him, do he was fine, but my bottom was not.

Here is dad with the munchkins:) it was a blast we will have to go more often next summer!