Lillywhite Family Camp 2009

Rough roads, rain, tired kids, tired parents, funerals . . . nothing can stop the Annual Lillywhite Family Camp Out!

This year we camped in the beautiful mountains above Beaver. We were just a short drive from LeBaron Lake, where we enjoyed fishing and canoeing, and my crazy brother, Supe, went for a dip in his wet suit! Ellie and Brady were very excited about the canoe that Grandma and Grandpa brought. We have a great book called When We Go Camping and it shows people canoeing. They've been wanting to try it, and they loved it!

Fishing was great, too, especially because they were both successful. This was Ellie's first fish, and it's the first of any fish we've caught that we actually kept. Now, I just have to figure out a way to cook trout so it doesn't taste like fish. Bryan hopes that he will be out of town on business on the night I get brave enough to try.

Weed and Derek brought along a four-wheeler, which we really enjoyed. Brady and Ellie see them zipping all over town here in Fillmore, so they were excited to have the chance to finally ride one.

The funnest part of family camp outs, I think, is just hanging out with everyone and chatting and watching the kids play together. We enjoyed being with family and watching kids perform poems and songs (maybe next year our kids will be brave enough to share, too). It was good to stand around the barrel and get warm and smokey. Our last little hike was gorgeous. Good job everyone! We are fatter and happier, and, now that we are home, we are all a little less sleep-deprived and a little less crabby. We can't wait till next year!