Good 'ol famliy camping

Last week we traipsed up Logan Canyon for a few days of camping. It was loads of fun, but it would have been funner if Jason and Tyler's families were there as well...missed you guys!

One of the many Rob/Erika photo ops on the way to our fishin' spot. Ryan maneuvering around in Jord's pontoon boat.

Rob fishing, me chillin' in the shade, Rob still fishing. This was basically how the whole fishing thing panned out.

More relaxing...

Cute girls, huh!

Goofy boys!

Jordan and the Dora chair. Rob working on his secret chili recipe. He's quite proud of it.

Again, aren't they the cutest?!?

Marshmallow roasting time!

On Sunday we were able to grab breakfast with some friends at Jeremiah's and then we went to WSU to watch the fireworks that evening.

Good times!

Camping vs."Camping"

This is how normal people camp...

...tents, fire pit, outdoors, the whole thing.

This is how Rob and I camp...

...spending the days being outdoorsy with the family and then drive down the canyon to the Econo Lodge for the evenings.

At least for the first night. We wussed out and moved to a nicer hotel after the first night.

Hey, we tried!

Fun camping pictures to come soon...

A little of this and a little of that...

Chopped a bunch of my hair off. Still not sure if it's a like or hate thing yet...more time needed to decide.

Sunglasses in (blurry camera phone) picture = I still haven't put my makeup on yet. That's right, I put my make up on at work.

It's here at last! Harry Potter is today, and yes...I am still going by myself because I am a loser awesome. Don't hate.

We're hopping a flight down to Utah tonight for a family camping extravaganza. It should be exciting. Stay tuned...

Trip to the Tah

The trip to Utah was a lot of fun and it went by way too fast. Luckily I was able to see a lot of my family while I was there. I went camping up Logan Canyon with my parents, my brother Ryan, his wife Melanie and their two cute daughters Erika and Bailey. My Grandma and Grandpa came up for an afternoon as well. My brothers Chase and Jordan were 'too busy' to make an appearance. Actually Jordan did come up for a few hours...he spent most of it fishing, but it was great to see him.

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On the way to the airport I got to stop in and see my cousin Alisha, her husband Ben and their brand new baby Ender that was born on Wednesday. He was so, so, so cute. I could have held him all day long! He almost made me want to throw my 'wait until I am 30 to have kids' rule right out the window. It's OK Rob...I said almost, you can relax now.

Jord is quite the fisherman! He caught a fish or two and even cooked it in the fire and ate it for dinner. Quite the yuck if you ask me, but hey, I guess nobody did! Check out digs in the background...yeah, that was my pad. It's too bad nobody wanted to share with me so I got my own tent. My Dad even put it up for me. Gosh, I am spoiled!

The girls were in time-out and naturally, when camping, the cooler is an ideal stand in for the time-out seat. I am fairly certain the time-out guidelines do not permit photo ops, but since I am not a parent I could pretend not to know that. This shot was just too cute to pass up. Even their Mom couldn't resist snapping a quick picture of them.

I was trying to take a picture of Bailey in the tent and she kept trying to close the door on me. She hasn't quite mastered the zipper.

Ryan, Bailey, Mom, Erika and half of Melanie's face. Yes, I am a great photographer!

Another cute one of the girls

While it is great to visit back home, I alway enjoy returning to my home, especially when I travel without Rob. He definitely isn't a camper and my family is trying to get him to come camping next year. He has agreed to go as long as we rent a little motor home or trailer type something. Some may say that's high maintenance, but I don't care because where he goes, I go and I would never turn down a bed, shower and bathroom over a tent and outhouse. Crazy!