Camping with the kids: Attempt #1...

The kids, Landon, and I went on a camping trip to Currant Creek in the Uintas.  It was a 3/12 hour drive from Logan.  Thank goodness for Nintendo DS's.

This is Kalvin's pose for whenever you pull out the camera.  I haven't figured it out yet.  We stopped at all the  "View Areas" on the way including Devil's Slide.  The kids' attention was devoted to their games.  :(

So, Walmart sells these HUGE marshmallows now.  My kids have been begging me to buy them but I've been avoiding them all summer since they look like a nightmare.  However, one of my cousins had brought a couple bags of them to the camp out and so I had to let my kids try them.

Yes.  They were a nightmare.  Not only were they HUGE but they were sweeter!  I know it's hard to imagine something sweeter than a marshmallow but it was.  It was a HUGE marshmallow that's SWEETER than a marshmallow.  Ick.  My kids only ate one each.  It was even too much for them... and eating one was like eating four.

Erika and Kalvin met one of their second cousins (?) at this camp out.  His name is Jack.  He's Erika's age.  They all got along so well it was amazing.  When we took them on a very steep and strenuous hike, a different side of them revealed itself:

Erika powered ahead and wanted to leave everyone in the dust.  Jack was a germ-a-phobe according to himself and he doesn't like getting assistance for anything.  Kalvin doesn't like hiking.

All in all, it was a really fun, adventurous, stressful, worth it trip.  It was great to see my family members that I haven't seen for at least a year and now I know how my kids will behave in a camp setting.  I learned to pack less clothing and more baby wipes, kids will get hurt in the way you don't anticipate (Murphy's Law) and they can catch a stomach bug anywhere so you should ALWAYS be prepared for a little throw-up.