Last weekend some of us staff got to go on a weekend camping trip! The spot we chose was in the Pine Forest way up in the mountains where its cool and green!! We set up camp in a lush valley that was full of soft grass, enormous elephant ear plants, blackberry bushes and towering pine trees!! During the day it was very pleasant but as the sun slid down behind the rim of mountains and darkness fell it became quite chilly. We knew it got chilly up there so in the week before we went many of us spent happy hours digging in the missionary barrel searching for long sleeved shirts and sweaters, shoes and blankets. It was so fun to dress warmly and to see the kids all cuddly in little jackets and cozy pjs!
Here we are on Friday morning ready to load up and head out! I think we remembered everything and everyone!
Yes, we took our fourwheelers too! It was just thrilling to go up and up the dusty road past gravel pits and a dry river bed and a huge cemetery then little houses and lush green gardens. As we went higher and higher the air kept getting cooler and cooler!! It was BLISS!! (and the sun was shining brightly and no, I did not remember to take sunscreen)
After driving for about 2.5 hours we finally reached our final destination and then the fun really began! Here we are unloading the truck and trying to get organized but it was hard to concentrate with so much beauty to gaze at! Oops! someone sat on the table on the way up and bounced a little too hard and it broke in half! But we still figured out how to use it!
Matt set up the tents with the kind help of little hands! Many little hands make light work, (not)!! Us girls helped too!
Shea chopped the wood and minded the fire!
That first cold evening we all sat around and ate great big bowls of steaming hot stew and thick slices of homemade bread! It was the perfect way to warm up!
These two little guys know that the best way to start a Saturday morning is- coffee!!
Mich age 3 1/2 Eddie age 3
Following are some misc. pictures of Saturday morning!!
We had a delicious brunch- eggs, hash browns, ham, bacon, bread, avocados, coffee, juice, and cappuccino muffins with nutella!!
After that we all loaded up the four wheelers and motos and went riding around on the mountain enjoying all the beautiful gardens and fresh cool air!!
Here are some things we saw:
The rest of our time was spent at the campsite, cooking, relaxing, playing, spending time together-bonding!!
Here are the kids making soup!
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I came here to see if there was a blogpost up about a certain food crawl through the city :)
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