Crazy House: Labor Day Camping Trip

We had the opportunity to go camping with our friends the Bones over Labor Day weekend. We camped at Diamond Creek Campground past Soda Springs. There was no running water at the campground which meant nice walks to a stinky outhouse, but the Bones had a trailer, so we were able to wash our hands and even take a shower while we were there. We got there Thursday night and got our tent set-up just as the sun was going down. The Bones also had a generator, which meant Shawn could plug in to blow up our air mattress and run his C-Pap each night. The first and last night we were there were pretty cold (frost in the mornings cold), but we were prepared with foam pads, extra blankets and sleeping bags for the girls. We made up our bed with an extra sleeping bag for the mattress pad, flannel sheets, a blanket and another sleeping bag to top it all off. Although it was chilly, I think we all slept okay.

We had yummy food, tasty snacks and some pretty near perfect weather. We did have one windy afternoon and a few raindrops, but all in all, it was beautiful. Shawn taught the girls how to cast a fishing line (except for Evie, who could not tolerate the bugs) and Shawn and Jeff took the girls shooting one day. We also played games, read books, caught butterflies, gathered firewood and just played around the campsite. We didn't have a chainsaw, so the two men had to saw some wood old style. We also gleane

The trip was not without its unfortunate incidents however. As we were driving up, the trailer started leaking water and we think it lost 1/3 - 1/2 of its water. When we first got out at the campground, we discovered our van had a flat tire. So the first morning the men spent driving back to town to fill a water barrel and repair a flat tire. On the day we left, we stopped again in Soda Springs for a potty break, only to discover we had another flat tire. No one was opened on Labor Day, so we pumped it up, said a prayer that it would hold, and drove home. Thankfully we made it home safe and sound, and the next day we bought 2 new tires (and that is a story in itself).

The only pictures I took of the whole trip were of our little fishing expedition. Only seaweed and pond scum were caught, but the girls had fun. Felicity also took a picture of the butterfly she caught.