Trying to get a summer into three weeks... camping!

Great Basin National Park

Mikey and Camryn hiking at about 10,000 ft. elevation at Great Basin National Park.
Daddy and Camryn hugging a 3200 year old Bristlecone Pine.
Morgan's first camping trip at Strawberry Lake.

Morgan and Mommy at Capitol Reef.

As part of making up for Dad being gone over half the summer, we went camping three times in the last couple weeks of summer. First we went to Strawberry Lake, it was Morgan's first campout and between her crying, Camryn's not being tired and the white trash loud music drinking party close to us, it made for a long night.

We then went to Capitol Reef. Morgan and Camryn loved seeing the deer in the campground. When it got dark, the stars put on a show as we all laid on a blanket watching the shooting stars before going to bed. It could have been a rough night too, had Aunt Amanda not brought her Ipod, so that Camryn could listen to Moon River and had daddy not taken Morgan on a little drive to put her to sleep.

The last camping trip was just Daddy, Camryn and Mikey Persson. We went to Great Basin National Park. We didn't get in until late and there was a huge wind storm that made it impossible to set up the tent, so the three of us squeezed into the back of Forester. The next morning we took a beautiful drive and hiked a really cool trail up in the Wheeler Peak area that put Camryn hiking above 10,000 feet for the first time. We wandered through an ancient Bristlecone forest and Camryn felt obligated to hug, touch or ride almost everyone of them. It is a beautiful area.

The 4th, an old tree and lots of fish...

Getting ready for bed.

Camryn and cousin Peter.


Mommy, Camryn and cousin Mariah trying to pet the Rays.

Daddy and Morgan.

Peter, Camryn and Mariah looking at an Anoconda.

The Jardine Juniper

My Patriotic Girls!

Well another week has gone by with Daddy up in Logan. Last weekend was the 4th of July and the girls all showed their Patriotism all day long. During the week Daddy rode his bike (and barely made it) the 1850 foot vertical climb to the Jardine Juniper up Logan Canyon (the trail is better suited to hiking, it is only 5.4 miles up, but very rocky and a constant climb). The tree is over 1500 years old (although the sign up there says older than 3200 years, the core sample said 1500, either way it is an old tree). Saturday, we took Camryn and Morgan, along with Grandma, Aunt Rachel, Aunt Kim and cousins Mariah and Peter to The Living Planet Aquarium. It was fun to see Camryn and Morgan so excited about the sea life. It was also cute to see Mariah and Peter lift Camryn and point things out to her. It was a cousing filled week for the girls as April and the girls spent the week in St. George with Kynner and Rob's family and Holly and McKylin. Daddy only has one more week up at Utah State, which is good because it is killing him every time Camryn says "When daddy goes to school, Camryn is sad, Camryn cries." Daddy definitely owes his girls some time...

A Good Weekend...

Camryn helping set up the tent.

My little binky holding camper!

The next morning after it rained all night.

Daddy's new tent April got him!

Our little Monkey!!!

Morgan and Camryn were excited about the train ride.

Camryn Turtle!

So Camryn has been missing her Dad. So the two of us went camping last weekend to try out the new tent April got me. It poured on us all night, but luckily, Camryn loves camping. When we got home, we got cleaned up and went to the zoo, with the Davidsons. Camryn love the giraffes, monkeys and elephants. Morgan just liked grunting at the animals...I think there was definitely some communication going on there. Finally, if April ever needed to replace me for a family picture, I think we found our guy in the previous pictures... at least Camryn was mesmerized by him. All in all, a great weekend with April and my girls...

Morgie-moo crawling, you go girl!

Happy Birthday Camryn!

It's 11pm and I'm posting...and tired:) Miss you babe!!
Camryn's gift from the bowling alley

First time bowling!

Aunt Jen, Aunt Rach & Gma Felix

Aunt Holly & our tea party

YUM!!

Happy Birthday to me!

Wow, has it really been two years?? We sure love you baby girl! And miss you Daddy:(

Catching Up...

Tackle Daddy!!

Peek-a-boo!

Bitter-beer face???

G-pa Rowe's grave

Sunbathin'

Whoa sisters!!!

Now that Daddy's busy with school work, Mommy's going to take over the blog duties...we'll see how that works out. Don't expect too many! Here are just some pictures from the last month or so, Memorial Day, Daddy's Birthday, and just random shots. Enjoy!