Family Camp 2014

For camp this year we went to Bear Lake to camp with Laretta and her kids. We went to a campsite that was just below Camp Bartlette.  It had rain a ton the day before we left for camp and the temperature was lower so when we arrived everything was pure mud.  I will now confess that I am a clean freak and controlling when it comes to how messy my kids can get.  I always tell myself that camping is really good for them and that a little dirt won't hurt them but when I realized that the first night we were there they would be swimming in mud I almost turned around and went home. Good things Blake was there.

Cheryl brought up her cute little dog up to go camping with us and Kenlee really struggled at first with having the dog there.  The dog was so sweet and won't even come near her but Kenlee still became irrational and panicked.   Poor Kenlee was traumatized when she was around 2 years old by another dog and has not been able to cope since so I wasn't really surprised but we also didn't want to have to take the dog back home.  My plan was to let her panic and watch the dog and how well behaved it was and see what she would do.  After about 2 hours she finally calmed down and realized that this particular dog was truly kind and really good with kids.  By the end of camp Kenlee was in love with the puppy and even held her a few times.  Now she tells my mom she wants her to get a little dog like Cheryl's .  It was such an amazing break through and it made me even more believe that one day we will get her a dog so she can learn to cope with a dogs.  

We spent 4 days and 3 nights camping.  The girls loved every moment of it and we had another break through but with Jordyn.  Jordyn didn't like spilling things or being messy. If she even dribbled water on her shirt she would freak out and yell "Get it off!"  After playing at camp we have not had a single freak out over a spill since.  She still doesn't like to be messy but she can handle finding the solution to fixing the mess. 

Cute little Kenlee hanging out at camp

Jordyn trying to show off her dirty hands, she didn't hold them still very well

Daddy spoiled them and took them into the stream that was by our campsite. They loved it!

She couldn't hold still for a picture she was so excited.

Kenlee holding the dog!  It is amazing to see a smile on her face while being around a dog.

Tytan is all his warm woollies.  Poor boy had to camp in a pink snowsuit because we didn't find a boy one.

Jordyn loving camp!