Camping at Bridger Lake

Bridger Lake
ooops the timer went off, then it started pouring rain
Meg being a "big helper"
Savannah playing with Jack


Well, as we approached the last week of summer Cory tells me he wants to go camping with the family. He felt like he missed out on all the fun this summer since he got a new job at the beginning of it and didn't have any vacation time. So, he told the teenagers they had to spend a whole 24 hrs away from their friends and away from any cell service to go camping with us. The reaction was better than I thought it would be. My deal with Cory was since we would be missing the temple dedication on Sunday we would take the 4 younger girls to visit temple square on Sat morning then go camping after that. It turned out pretty good. So, we packed up the car to the rim for one night of camping. Hardly seemed worth it to me but we did it anyway. Cory made up tin foil dinners that morning so they would be ready when we got there. We found a nice spot at Bridger lake which is close to Fort Bridger Wy. It was breathtakingly beautiful and it made me glad we came even if it was going to be short. We set up camp as quickly as possible and got a fire going to cook the dinner. Soon we were all sitting around the campfire enjoying one of our favorite things to do as a family. We realized we haven't been camping in about 2 yrs and also realized it's much easier when you have a trailer. We sold our trailer 2 yrs ago because we out grew it (maybe that's why it's been 2 yrs since we went camping lol). Aubrey was strapped into her carseat in the middle of the chairs so we didn't have to worry about her crawling around inthe dirt and getting into the fire (my husband's brilliant idea). Cory told a ghost story the little girls liked then we went to bed and I realized that "tent" camping when you are 40 is not at much fun as when you are much younger. It started raining in the early morning and never really stopped. So, we had a soggy breakfast of eggs and bacon then made a unanimous decision to forgo the hike and packed up and went home. Everyone had a fun time and the teenagers shouted for joy (literally) when we got back in cell range. I think Meg's favorite part of the whole trip was running around with her very own little flashlight. Chelsea liked chasing squirrels and Savannah liked playing in the mts with Jack, our dog. Cory and I both just love having all of our kids with us and seeing them have a great time together. Now school can begin and we can get back to a normal routine, which is so nice.