Mammoth!

Yay a vacation. Last week we got to go on vacation and do one of our favorite things, camp, at one of our favorite places, Mammoth! We went from Thursday to Sunday. Mammoth is about a 4-5 hour drive from our house depending on how many stops we make along the way ;-). The kids did well, they were so excited to go. The place where we usually camp was full which was frustrating at first, but it ended up being a blessing in disguise because we ended up finding a better place to camp that we didn't know existed before. The sites were huge and it was a quad and dirt bike friendly camp ground. That worked out really well for us because Gregg did a job last week and took a quad in lieu of payment. Between that, the camp fire, and the dirt, our boys had a total blast! I came down with the stomach flu in the night Friday. Gregg took care of the kids Saturday morning while I slept and recovered and I was feeling much better by noon. Gregg offered to take me home but I wasn't going to let a little thing like vomiting ruin our vacation. Later we went to town for a few things and decided to take a "4 wheel drive" trail that Gregg took with his Mom and brother as a kid. It was so much fun but I was still a bit queasy so we only did half of it. The trail is 4 miles and goes up a mountain to a lake. At the 2 mile point there was a stream. It was so beautiful and peaceful.. We let the dogs out there to get a drink and then we headed back down the mountain. Even though I didn't feel well it was a high point of the trip. We missed Chris and the girls who weren't able to make it last minute, but we had so much fun! We will definitely be doing it again as soon as we can!

The kiddos all bundled up!

It felt great to be cold.

Kyle and Daddy on the quad.

Carters turn!

Roasting marshmallows, yum!

Bath time. You should have seen the tub when Gregg was done with them.

Then it was time to snuggle up in bed. The third night we gave Carter his own bed so they would stop having "kicking wars" in the middle of the night. (Kyle is very particular about his sleeping space. I wonder where he gets that? lol)

Cammie ready for bed.

The beautiful place where we stopped while 4 wheeling.

The view from half way up the mountain. The air was so clear. It felt like we could see forever.

Can't wait to go back!