We took a very spur of the moment trip for Memorial Day weekend! On Thursday night we talked about doing something fun for the holiday weekend and not letting it pass by, so we talked about Moab, but then decided it wasn't a good idea. But then on Friday morning I got bummed that we weren't going and I couldn't remember why we decided not to go. So we got ready in a rush and left that night and got to camp at 10:00 Friday night. We had such a fun trip with just our little family!
The kids did well on the drive down. Anna slept some, but then she cried for a couple hours. But then when we got to camp all three were sleeping for just enough time for Joseph and I to get the tent all set up. Then they were SO excited to be in our tent! On the way down, before he fell asleep Luke said, "I wanna go home." Joseph and I looked at each other nervously, but then he said, "I wanna go in my tent and it will be my home."
We saw a couple of badgers, so Joseph went out to chase them with the camera and they came back at him hissing and growling all the way.
Ready for lunch. Also, you may notice Luke's nicely combed hair. That was day one. I gave up after that.
Playing in the dirt was one of the most favorite things about the trip for the kids.
A random tunnel we found that was pretty awesome.
I got some pictures of some of the four wheel drive road in Arches. It wasn't really that hard, but Joseph wanted some pics of his Sequoia that he's extremely proud of.
Our campsite. We were worried it might be taken this year, since there were tons of people on the road leading up to it, but as always it was empty, since people can't get their RVs in there.
Our "tent home" with three pack n plays.
A beautiful view of the Colorado River. As we drove the beautiful scenic road along the river Lucy said, "Cawful Daddy! Cawful Daddy, so we don't fall into that water and get wet!"
This is an awesome arch we found. There was no name and it wasn't in Arches. If we had any idea where we were at the time, maybe we'd find out what it's called.
Our campsite from on top of the rocks. I insisted on getting the kids up there, even though it was a little treacherous.
Saturday night the wind was so bad that Joseph couldn't sleep cause the tent was blowing so much, so he pulled the truck alongside the tent to block some wind. It helped.
Tusher tunnel.
