First Family Camping Trip

Ok, I realize this happened over a week ago, however, time got away from me every night.  I honestly don’t think we were home before 7 pm each night.  Which meant that by the time we got dinner fixed, baths taken, and the little one put to bed, my brain was inoperable and you would have gotten nothing but a bunch of jibberish.  I apologize…so let’s get down to business.

Our first camping trip was a blast!  I honestly didn’t think I would even remotely like it, but I loved it.  Of course, I do have my limits and expectations, but the way we camped, was right up my alley; just rugged enough but with some amenities that are necessary  (like a toilet even if it is in the porta-potty family!) 

So we met Jamie and Wes after we all got off of work on Friday and started our way up to Cloudcroft, NM.  It was so nice to get out of the desert and into the cooler, greener part of New Mexico.  We got up there right as the sun was going down so the first order of business was to get the fire going so we could fix dinner, hamburgers over the camp fire.  Hands down the best hamburger I have ever had!  Gracie slept all the way up there so we had to wake her up to eat.  I was so happy that she wasn’t grouchy, it really could have gone the other way.

The next morning we woke up to a nice chill in the air.  That was very welcomed to us El Pasoans that are still dealing with summer temperatures.  Wes and Jamie took us to this awesome little cafe that had awesome pancakes, I still think about them, they were so good!

For the rest of the day the girls went shopping in Ruidoso and the boys went riding on their bikes.  The evening was much the same as the previous night.  There was nothing like sitting under the stars around a camp fire.  It reminded me so much of the starry sky you see from the mountains of Colorado. 

Sunday we packed up and went home.  We were all sad to go.  Gracie kept asking to go camping.  As a matter of fact we have been hearing about her birthday plans a lot lately and it includes camping (along with a trip to Jamaica).  It was a nice weekend spent with friends!  Now on to the pictures (I know you have been dying to see them).  I kid you not, I took about 250 pictures so I will only show you my favorites, or at least a few of my favorites!

These overalls were Matt’s when he was little.  Doris gave them to me when I was pregnant with Matt.  We have many pictures of Matt when he wore them, now it is Gracie’s turn!  She loved them too, she kept sticking her hands in the top part, so cute! I loved her little boots! I hope she can wear them again before she outgrows them, she seems to be outgrowing everything so fast lately!!! 

I know the three of us can’t wait to go camping again.  We are supposed to be camping in a couple of weeks before Matt leaves for school, but with our crazy schedule who knows!!!