Camping

This last weekend we took our first camping trip of the summer!  Went for 4 days into the mountains west of Colorado Springs.  I had mixed emotions about going because Madi is just 6 months old but she did absolutely wonderful!  I couldn't have asked her to do any better.

We started out the trip with packing everything but the kitchen sink!

The girls were completely surrounded with "stuff"!  And that didn't include the box top on the car that was stuffed too!  But, hey, you can't be too prepared when you are camping with a 2 1/2 year old and 6 month old.

We were hoping that Taylor would sleep on the entire car ride there, as this was going to be the only chance to nap that day.  But, she had better plans......she sang songs and talked about everything she saw right up until we were 15 minutes away.  So, needless to say, we had a little bit of a crabby girl later on that evening.

Aahhhh........the food........what is it about camping that makes the food just so much better?  Is it the extra oil you use when cooking over the fire?  Or is it the smoke from the fire that adds a little bit more flavor?  Is it because you are just that much more hungry from the days activities.......no, it's not that, because I think all we did was eat non-stop!   I don't know, but the food just tastes absolutely wonderful when you are camping.  We made good ole' fried chicken over the fire the first night.......all I can say is YUM YUM!!!

Grandpa and Mark taught Taylor how to fish for the first time!

They never did catch anything.....mainly because all Taylor wanted to do was throw it out and then immediately reel it back it.  She did this over and over but that's okay, she got her first experience of fishing.

Madi hung out with Gigi and I........

Taylor was obsessed with the chipmunks the whole time.

She discovered the joys of feeding them chips and crackers on the first day.

And she had to look for them first thing in the morning too.......with her kitty and giraffe too!

The funniest thing of the entire trip, though, was Taylor becoming a "Superman".  This is something new......at first we didn't know what she was talking about.

It would begin with her stripping down to her undies.......

And then throwing dirt on herself and rubbing it in......

She then began a series of "poses" and karate-style moves.......

Added a little more dirt.......and this is what you get....."Superman"!!!!

Seriously, we don't know where that came from.  And you would think it would have been a one-time event.......oh no.......she wanted to do it each day!  Crazy girl!!!

Here's a couple more random shots!

Overall, I think a good time was had by all! 

Success is shown in.......the dirt in the fingernails.....

.......dirt on faces and toes......

........and little girlies too tired to sleep anywhere but momma's lap or on the ground......

Can't wait for our next trip!!!!