Friday night we arrived about 5 and set up our tent (with much help) and then helped with other tents. We unloaded the van and then headed down to the river for a little swimming. Paradise Canyon is a beautiful place with great access to the river. The water was FREEZING but it didn't seem to affect Kylie and Megan. We stayed at the river until it got dark and then went back to the campsite for some S'mores...well, we tried to have s'mores! Robyn and I attempted to start a fire with charcoal but we just couldn't get it to light! We spent an hour working on this fire and every time we would get a small flare the kids would thrust their marshmallows in to share the tiny flame! It was rather funny. So, we abandoned the fire just enjoyed talking with each other under the stars. The temperature dropped to about 60 so it was very comfortable and we weren't sweating while we slept. Not that we got much sleep! In bed after 1 and up by 7.
Saturday morning we fixed breakfast (thanks to Robyn and her victory at starting a fire!) and tore down camp. Then we headed back to the river for more frigid swimming. We had a great time with so many friends and can't wait until next year.
Here the girls were fishing for tadpoles...with a plastic cup on a string.
Kylie caught one and kept it captive in this water bottle.
Sam and Megan
Molly had crackers with easy cheese for breakfast. Don't judge people! She also was running down the hill from the bathroom that morning, got going to fast, tripped and scraped her head. Thank goodness Robyn had a band-aid to fix the bloodless wound.
A bunch of the girls camping with us. Such fun friends!
This was the funniest thing. This dog must belong to the people that run Paradise Canyon. Megan and Lydia were playing with him. They would throw rocks in the air and the dog would jump up and catch them in his mouth. Then he would spit them out and wait for the next one. Sounds painful to me but the dog and the kids loved it!
Love it looks like so much fun!!! :)
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