Camping...

Earlier this summer, I asked Maxine what she wanted to do and she replied, "Go camping." Then I started thinking, "When was the last time I went camping?" and it was before I got pregnant with Juliet, about 2 years ago. So we went camping over on the other side of Zion National Park. We started by going to Moqui Cave. It's a cave filled with fossils, dinosaur tracks and rocks that glow under a black light. It was once used as a tavern and the kids are sitting on barstools made from logs and vinyl.

Then we went drove to our campsite and pitched a tent that we borrowed from the Hummels! (Thanks guys!) Here we are at camp.And then came the traditional roasting marshmallows. I think we burned 3/4 of them and left them in the fire. Here's Maxine with her triton for roasting marshmallows and goo all over her hands and face.

We rode the 3-wheeler a little bit the next day and then took off again! Juliet was saying, "Whee!" even though she doesn't look like she's having very much fun in the picture. Then we went fishing. Okay, mostly we just played with the nightcrawlers. Maxine would squeal and shake with one in her hand but Juliet was fearless and even tried to eat them. She kept trying to pull them apart and I had to wrestle it out of her hands when we were getting ready to leave. That worm was pretty much dead. Notice the worm in her hands.

Then we hiked to Cascade Falls. It was a 1/2 mile hike up by Duck Creek and the falls were cool. There's just an opening in the rocks and the water just shoots out. It's kind of by Cedar Breaks so the rocks are orange and beautiful. The hike felt long because we were carrying Juliet and Jack on our shoulders. (We didn't think to bring the backpack because it was kind of a last minute thing.) In an attempt to get more photos of the whole family together, I've been trying to remember to set the timer on my camera.

On the way back, we stopped at an overlook to see how high we were. I forgot how much fun camping is! We had a great time!