Hell's Canyon Camping

After I got off of work Thursday morning I slept for 2 hours and then we left for our first camping trip of the year. Ahh, it was so nice to get out. A bit chilly but great fun. I am ready for spring and summer. Hopefully it will stop snowing soon. While we were camping we did some fishing, hiking, playing hide and seek, chase with the dog, ate lots of marshmallows, read books and just relaxed. We had to come home after two nights because we are headed up to the ski resort for yet a final round of snowboarding, skiing and snowshoeing for the year! The pictures above were after the long 3 hour drive, setting up camp! The kids were excited to finally be there. They would have had us set up on a rock cliff if they had the chance to stop sooner.

Nojah and Lex think it is great fun to help cook breakfast, aka playing in the fire.

Nojah setting up the tent.

Funny story, when we told everyone we were going to hell's canyon and trying to get ideas and what not because it was our first time camping in the area, we were told that it would be packed with kids partying for spring break. This was not the case. We were the only ones around besides this dead cow who obviously died while trying to give birth. It was pretty sad. I told Alexyss and Nojah what happened and when they finally got to check it out the next day Alexyss came up to me very seriously and said... Mom, I don't think the cow died having a baby I think it was pooping. Isn't she sweet.

While hiking Toby and Nojah spotted this little deer. Tob loves it when those things shed their antlers, thus another set to come home with us. YEAH!!!

Ahhh, Myah's new shoes. She has had this sore on her back paw that hasn't been healing and we figured she would benefit from shoes with all the hiking we do in the summer anyway so we purchased a pair. That was hilarious. After she fell on her face a dozen times I really started to feel bad for her and fear for her life since she almost fell off a rather large cliff. She scared me more then the kids. I'm sure she'll get used to the shoes and break em in just like we all do :0)

The fish, Bass?? Hazard of the area Prickly pear cactus! Lot's of live cows as well, who didn't appreciate our wolf like dog :0).
Hide and Seek: Nojah is looking for Alexyss, can't find her so he yells out, SAY SOMETHING and she yells out NO!! He found her, she cried! Kids are great. Have a great week!