Camping with Dad

Brandon's goal for the summer is to take the boys camping every month. It's one of his favorite ways to get away from life. On the other side of the coin, I hate camping and refuse to go...ever. Thankfully, we both accept the others point of view and make it work.

This month I took the boys up early Friday morning to get a nice spot since Brandon couldn't take the day off work (year end commitments). They went to Whiting Campground in Mapleton Canyon. It's only 15 minutes from our house. It ended up being perfect! They boys and I went and setup the tent and stayed a couple of hours reading books together.

Then, we went home, ate dinner, packed the camping gear, and left. They had a marvelous time even though they did forget a few things (contact solution, grahams for smores, and an apron for cooking bacon). Luke also got really bored on the second day. But, Brandon is already prepared with fun (cheap) toys for next time. Hello, big container of bubbles. 

For Cubscouts, Peter had to help put up the tent and discuss how to find a good spot for the it. He loves anything to do with scouts, so it was easy to get him to help me. We got lucky since it was a cooler weekend, and the spot we found had lots of shade. Brandon said it was amazing.

Brandon's coworker, John, tagged along for the Friday evening/Saturday festivities. Luke really enjoys having John around. Luke can talk to John about video games, and he actually knows what Luke is talking about. On Saturday morning they went for a "hike" and Brandon captured this picture of the two of them. What a blessing to have people around who care for my kids almost as much as I do. This was a great first camping trip of the season, and the boys are already looking forward to their next trip to Nephi Canyon in July.