Spring Break Camping

This was one crazy weekend to choose to go camping. We had been planning on this for a long time, and our last 2 camping tries were thwarted. So we decided we were going no matter what. So the day before we left this is what I was dealing with....

My sweet boy was throwing up all day, come to find out he had an Earache. So I started his prescription and he was fine, but Jaron and I the morning we were leaving got all achy and flu like, but decided to bear down, and just go, it was just two nights......

It ended up fine. Jaron was pretty sick, but still when on a hike with his dad and brothers and sisters, to Horton Springs, a 8ish mile hike all up hill, then all down hill. I was going to go, but i wasn't feeling to hot myself. Jaron told me that it would have really been hard for me. I took his word for it, and was super super glad i choose not to go.

We were also lucky that we decided to grab the generator, because we slept with the heater on all night, because it was so cold. If we just had our sleeping bags and blankets... i know we would have been miserable. The pop-up camper and that generator were our saving grace.

the Mornings were pretty cold and super windy, and we just had a sweatshirt for Hyrum, so this over sized hand-me down coat kept him warm. I was just glad that I brought it for him. The coat makes him look so little :).

Even when you are trying to keep your son from looking like a savage... they still get a messy as possible. I guess that is what camping is all about :) .

Since it was so cold, we kept a fire burning pretty much all day, so that meant, while all the guys were at the hike, Jaron's Grandma Speakman, Picked up the axe and started chopping away. She is such a Pioneer. A awesome lady. I loved spending time with her there.

I loved this picture of her accomplishment. She was down from Utah visiting with Jarons Family for a few months. She's gone back to Utah now, But we sure to miss having her around! She is just wonderful.



This is Jaron's Brother Johnathan, actually cutting down a tree! I think lightning killed it, so he was finishing the job. It was wonderful dried out wood, but i thought he looked like a mountain man, so i snapped a shot.

On our way home, we stopped by the fish Hatchery there above Payson. Hyrum always loves this part. Last years Fathers and sons they stopped by, so he remembered about all the fish.

This is us. We survived. This is Proof.
I really do love to go camping. I would just recommend not going when your all sick.