Our Camping Trip

Last week we decided to take a little camping trip. So we packed up and drove to Kelley Canyon and went camping at Heise. It was so much fun! We left Sunday night and got the camp all setup. We went for a family walk, tried to throw a line in the river, shot a bb gun at cans, cooked hotdogs and smores and told silly scary stories around the campfire. Then headed to bed!

Then on Monday we got up and made scrambled eggs for breakfast! It was yummy! Why does food always taste so good when you cook it outside? Then we went down to the Hot Pools (that are about 5 mins from where we set up the tent) and spent the day swimming! There are a total of 3 "pools" that you can swim in. The first pool is a 82* fresh water pool that has a diving board and next to it has a slide. At first the kids were scared to try it. Then Dave took them each one by one and they ended up loving it. Britt was slower to try and like it but once she did she was a sliding queen! The other pool is a warm pool. You have to walk around the building to get to it but it is nice. It is a "natural" warm pool so we were a little overwhelmed by the rotten sulfur smell. But it was a relaxing 92* degrees! And your nose grows a little accustomed to the smell! Then there is a hot pool that is smaller and stinkier but it was a delightfully warm 105* mineral pool! It was great! We swam for 3 hours then went back to camp for lunch, swam for another 2 hours, then had hobo dinners at camp and then went back for another 2 hours! It was a little rainy the last few hours so we stayed in the warm pool and then showered. Its so nice to shower while camping!

After the showers we went back to camp and roasted marshmallows. Everyone was so tired from a full day of swimming so we sat by the fire for a little bit and then headed to bed.

Tuesday morning we got up, ate poptarts, loaded everything up and went home! It was a fun trip! It was so close to home but far enough to be in the mountains. Gotta love Idaho! I hope to make this a little family tradition! We also want to go to the HOT pools sometime in the winter! It would be fun to sit in the hot pool while it lightly snows! But we can wait at least 4 more months for that! After the camping trip we headed to Utah for some more fun! But that's another post!

TTFN

Ta Ta For Now

loves, hugs and kisses

emily