Camping

The weekend after our Mesa trip, we decided kinda last minute to go camping. We spent three days camping by Black Canyon Lake near Heber, AZ. I absolutely love to camp. It is nice to let the kids play (and get as dirty as they want) all day, simplify everything, and just RELAX. We had so much fun together, and can't wait for the next time we go. (It should be very SOON). Here is the picture OVERLOAD.
Jay, daddy and one of the BB guns.

Aubrey, spinning with daddy.

Looking for tadpoles and crabs.

Building a bridge across the small creek.

This was NOT an easy picture to take! The camera is literally dangling from a tree branch. It was a steep hill to run up and pose for the camera. We finally got a decent shot, that shows us all together.

My five little monkeys and the dog, Max.

Nathan and Aubrey fishing in the water. They didn't catch anything. =)

Betsy and Jay by the water. Yes, Jay is screaming.

Proof that I was actually there.

Nathan posing in the shelter that he built all by himself.

Circling the imaginary campfire. The kids didn't quite understand why we couldn't have a fire, but we reminded them about the Wallow Fire. In fact, exactly where we camped had tons of proof of the Rodeo-Chedeski fire from 2002. See the black trees? We had 6 chairs, with 7 people, so I got the log. =)

Max, the dog. This was his first experience riding in the back of a truck. It was super funny watching him. Camping is about the only time that I like that dog. I guess he is just not meant to be fenced up in a yard.

We LOVE camping!!