3rd Annual Larsen Campout

For our family Memorial Day weekend campout we went to Chevlon Crossing along the Mogollon Rim (just before Heber).  It was a lot of fun to get out of the city and be up in the green mountains.  

This is our kitchen area. :)  Looking down from where we parked our cars.  

Here's a good view of Dad, Sam, Dave & Pheob sitting around the fire pit and the main area of the campground.

Here's looking down from the main camping area.  You can see Pheob & Cam's tent and the hammock spot.

Here's looking up from the bottom of the camp. It was on quite the hill.  It definitely slowed Joey down and gave us all a good leg workout!

That's our tent way out in the boonies.  Probably a good thing since Joey had a super hard time sleeping in the cold tent at nights.

Camping Kids

Joey was helping me unpack all the camping bins...he was oh, so helpful, let me tell ya! 

Jen & Dawson's hammock was a hit once again.  River, Maddy & Abby spent about 1/2 of their time camping swinging in it.  Abby absolutely loved playing with her cousins all weekend, getting as dirty as can be.

Jenny rocked Joey to sleep in the hammock that afternoon.  She was a lifesavor!  During the nights it was too cold for Joey to get much sleep (thus Dave and I didn't get much sleep either).  And during the day it was too hot in the tent for Joey to take a nap.  So...our zombie child had as much fun as his tired little body would let him.  And a nap in the hammock...even a short one, helped a ton!

Random Camping Shots

Marsha & Dawson hanging out.

This is my brother Sam.  He had recently sprained his ankle, so he was taking it easy after a little hike.  Crazy kid! 

What's camping without some serious hanging around the fire? 

There was no running water at this campsite. So Marsha came up with a brilliant plan to label our water bottles so we would be awesome and organized...and have water to drink.  Thanks Marsha!

This was one of our breakfasts...boiled omelets in a bag.  They turned out awesome!!  

My sister Heath reading a good book in the sunshine! 

On Sunday, Dave and I and the kids went and found a little spot along the very slow, small creek where we could dip our feet in.  It felt so good!  And we saw a bunch of crawdads too! 

Sam, Cam & Daws rosten stuff on the fire.  Oh ya, camping rocks!

The Swing at Camp

Jen and Daws brought an awesome swing and we hung it out of one of the huge trees in camp.  It was a hit! So much fun!  And it was just a piece of wood with 2 holes drilled into it.  

It was also used to try and rock Joey to sleep.  I love this sweet picture of Dave and Joey too.

Jen and River swinging.

Uncle Sam swinging away!

All you need is Rope

Getting center set.

Tug-O-WAAAARRRRRR!!!!

PULLLLLL....

Jump the Rope is a classic Larsen time passer. Check out Maddies pig-tails!! 

Camping With the Omer Clan

Joey was our little Happy Camper! He LOVED running around in the wild with no walls to contain him getting as dirty as he possibly could. Now sleeping in a tent, in the cold was a whole different story!

We attempted swimming, but the water was too low at the lake, so we came back and read some fun books grandma had brought with her.

Saturday we all went on a hike together. It wasn't too long for adult legs, but may have pushed our kiddos a little further than they could take. It was good exercise and gorgeous scenery for sure!

I mean, check this out! Amazing! And oh how we enjoyed the shade of this crevice!

Taking a break! Adam, Tom, Gideon, Bria, Jacob, Grandma Omer, Isaac & Abby.

Us. :D

Daddy & Son.

Ah, my mismatching sweet daughter. :) Orange shirt, pink hat and blue & white striped purse! Gotta love it!

The hidden Joe-ster. He was SO good on this hike. He was just content as ever to be carried through a desert wonderland hike!

The dessert was in bloom...it was quite a site!

Petroglyphs with the Omer Clan

While we were camping in the Valley of Fire, NV with the Omer clan we hiked the long staircases up to the Petroglyphs right around the corner from our campground...

Here is Aunt Amy, Allison & Gideon taking a look at the actual petroglyphs. They were really neat to see!

Then all the way down we went. :)

Some snapshots of wildlife we saw.

Riggs Lake Campout

We upgraded to a bigger tent this camping trip...yeah! It was nice to not have to cram 2 adults and 2 kids in a 2 man tent! And being able to stand up was awesome!

Jen, Marsha & Abby at the fire. That fire saved us in that cold! And Marsha helped me so much with the kids...she is wonderful! Thank you!

Patty-cake, patty-cake.... I've neve seen a kid get so excited to do patticakes!

...Throw it in the oven!

The cutest rosy cheeks ever! :)

My brother, Sam, chillen'.

Eating...one of our favorite parts of camping.