Here is the trip we have been looking forward to since the beginning of spring. It turned out wonderful and I'm sure will be a trip we will always remember. The Hurst family reserved a group site for the neighborhood at Washington Lake in the Unitas. Camping began on July 31 and ended on Aug 3.
The group consisted of 15 adults, 12 youth and 16 children (Jones, Wright, Allred, Farrer, Hurst, Daniel, Criman and William (missing)Families)
The most amazing part was to interact with everyone and to have the youth be together.
The children kept us all busy as their personalities and ages were varied and unique!
Raeann's talent for hair braiding was a big hit with the girls.
Hannah and Elizabeth had their hair done as well as several other girls.
Every night we gathered at the camp fire and had fun. This was the last night at camp. We ate Jen and Bill's chocolate cherry dutch oven cake and sang lots of songs from primary favorites to the silly ones. My favorite being "A Child's Prayer." We all roared with laughter when the teenagers popped out of their seats for "Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam." We had no idea Colten could jump so high! The night was not complete until Brother Criman entertained us with his famous rendition of "The Jaberwalkie."
Many hours were spent playing card games in the tents, in the trailer, and on the group tables. The kids even put together a kick ball game and a softball game in the meadow.
The group ended up with 6 trailers and 6 tents. Here Lizzy and Hannah with Cammie and Janna are standing in front of their tent. The older girls had a tent of their own too. The boys had one tent for the young teen boys and one for the older boys. We will all agree that the older boys won the prize for creativity (if there had been one). Their tent had a wind sock and two camp stools in front, with a stone fence surrounding the border and a small garden in back. Way to go boys!
Mom and Hannah had fun exploring the meadow. We also went hiking by the lake in search for frogs. We came home with 4 frogs.
One of the funnest activities of the trip was the time spent at Provo Falls. Mom forgot to take the camera the first day at the falls and then didn't have any batteries the second day. We all got wet in the freezing cold water. The girls had fun riding the rapids on their behinds and some of the bigger braver kids actually went into the rushing water and found coves to stand in behind the falls.
These pictures were taken on our way home. We will have to get copies from the other families of all the fun here.
The other highlight of the campout was the time spent at the lake.
The water was cold but it didn't stop the kids from jumping in.
The rubber tube was made into a boat ride and Lizzy made sure even the toddlers (not shown) got to ride the boat out on the lake.
The group consisted of 15 adults, 12 youth and 16 children (Jones, Wright, Allred, Farrer, Hurst, Daniel, Criman and William (missing)Families)
The most amazing part was to interact with everyone and to have the youth be together.
The children kept us all busy as their personalities and ages were varied and unique!
Raeann's talent for hair braiding was a big hit with the girls.
Hannah and Elizabeth had their hair done as well as several other girls.
Every night we gathered at the camp fire and had fun. This was the last night at camp. We ate Jen and Bill's chocolate cherry dutch oven cake and sang lots of songs from primary favorites to the silly ones. My favorite being "A Child's Prayer." We all roared with laughter when the teenagers popped out of their seats for "Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam." We had no idea Colten could jump so high! The night was not complete until Brother Criman entertained us with his famous rendition of "The Jaberwalkie."
Many hours were spent playing card games in the tents, in the trailer, and on the group tables. The kids even put together a kick ball game and a softball game in the meadow.
The group ended up with 6 trailers and 6 tents. Here Lizzy and Hannah with Cammie and Janna are standing in front of their tent. The older girls had a tent of their own too. The boys had one tent for the young teen boys and one for the older boys. We will all agree that the older boys won the prize for creativity (if there had been one). Their tent had a wind sock and two camp stools in front, with a stone fence surrounding the border and a small garden in back. Way to go boys!
Mom and Hannah had fun exploring the meadow. We also went hiking by the lake in search for frogs. We came home with 4 frogs.
One of the funnest activities of the trip was the time spent at Provo Falls. Mom forgot to take the camera the first day at the falls and then didn't have any batteries the second day. We all got wet in the freezing cold water. The girls had fun riding the rapids on their behinds and some of the bigger braver kids actually went into the rushing water and found coves to stand in behind the falls.
These pictures were taken on our way home. We will have to get copies from the other families of all the fun here. 
The other highlight of the campout was the time spent at the lake.
The water was cold but it didn't stop the kids from jumping in. 
The rubber tube was made into a boat ride and Lizzy made sure even the toddlers (not shown) got to ride the boat out on the lake.
