The great Outdoors!

I am not really sure why we started but we have recently gone camping with some our friends (the Mumfords) a few times. We forgot our camera the first time we went but we have proof for our second camping trip. We all drove up to our famous mountain--Mt Lemmon--to camp. For the most part the weather was great but we did get rained on both times. Maybe it is a sign camping is not for us. It is fun to get outdoors and enjoy nature. There are actually pine trees up there. It reminded us of Texas. I am sure we will go a few more times before we have the baby (because camping is out for a couple of months after that.)

One thing that comes with nature though is animals. The first time we went we were almost positive we heard a bear growling all night. It doesn't help to ease your anxiety when there are signs everywhere telling you to "Be Bear Aware" and "Do not feed the Bears" and there is a big metal box to put your food in at night so the bears can't get it. But the second time we went we have a very different concern. We had to scare away several skunks out of our camp ground. (Sorry no picture. I hope you understand why.) I was prepared the leave behind anyone that go sprayed and let them walk home.

Here is Josh and Wendy setting up camp. Sterling got lucky this time...


What more could a kid want? A juice box, a bag of Doritos chips and an excuse to be dirty...


Relaxing with his juice...


Yes that is a real lake behind us...


The lake again...


Relaxing because it did get warm that day. I think it might have gotten close to 90...


Reviewing the scores for the Yahtzee game. I think Wendy won...


Can't go camping without some cool sleeping bags, an air mattress, a huge tent with closets (yeah it even came with a bar to hang up your clothes), and of course a DVD player...


The poor kids came home with so many bruises on their knees from falling down. They are finally going away...