We ran away to Flaming Gorge again this year over the 4th of July. It was so good to get away and spend time with our little family and other family. It reminded me what is really important. It reminded me how much I love and value my little family. It reminded me that Vance and I can joke and really do love each other. It reminded me that NOTHING is more important than those I love and that I will ALWAYS put them first. I am beyond greatful, I am blessed.
The first day of our trip was spent packing, shopping, driving and setting up. Later in the afternoon Nick and his little family arrived and Hunter and Cutler went on a 4 wheeler drive and saw a bunch of deer. They were so excited.
It rained a few times and then hailed like crazy. It didn't seem like July, it seemed more like January in July.
We also went on a Damn Tour. Not a Dam Tour, a Damn Tour. Lots and lots of damn jokes were made. It was pretty interesting. Because of security issues we all had to remove belts, leave pocket knifes and camera cases behind and then go through a metal detector. Funny to me that the light turned red and beeped but they told people to go ahead anyway. In my case it turned red and I think he was to embarrassed to ask about my underwire bra and let me through anyway. I captured one picture on the Damn Tour that I absolutely love.
Its sideways but I think we all know what it is and who it might belong to :)
We also went fishing and saw a lot of deer (some had antlers, some didn't) and some elk. My mom likes to compare this to Yellowstone (kind of the same but not). Hunter did an awesome job at fishing (he always does) and limited out 2 out of the 3 times we went. The only reason he didn't limit out one of the times is because it was to windy to fish and he was busy swimming in the stream. We felt bad grandpa didn't catch any and Nick was not so lucky and caught this little guy. It was so little, so sad but so cute.
We thought this was pretty funny of Shea. Her pole was snagged, then chipmunk. ADHD maybe?
And here is what my clan caught.
The kids had their hearts set on swimming and since it was cold and windy we found a little stream for them to play in. It may look deep but don't worry it only came up to Hunter's calves, Cutlers waist but Hunter's calves :). Good thing Cutler had a flotation device.
The girls weren't so nice and would only show me their best sides.
Wish my bum was that small.
Oh the smells of camping.
Overall, it was a lot of fun. It was so nice to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and just relax and spend time with my awesome family. I was a little sad to come home and was dreading unloading the trailer and going back to work. This seemed to cheer me up though.
There's 11 of them. They are so cute, even the little one that we call Gimp.
