Finally, the weather decided to play nice and everybody's schedule allowed us to plan our first camping trip of the season. After overcoming some hitches in our plans (mainly road closures and one sick mama) we packed up on Friday and off we went! This was the first time that all four of us (me, Shane, and the kids) have gone in my little trailer. Usually, it's just me and the kids. So, incidentally, it was the first time the kids had to sleep up on the bunk. They LOVED it!
Shane installed a closet rod across the bunk to prevent them from rolling out. It worked perfectly!
So, we went up to South Fork (Mink Creek) and of course, the kids absolutely had to play in the water.
We were camping with a few other folks...
My Aunt Deb and Uncle Leonard
Wendy and Alan (and Madi)
And my cousin Sean and his son Spencer (Storm)
Me and Shane. Ya, he's holdin a shovel, and no, that is NOT a gun in my hand. We are not rednecks. I swear.
Ahhh, nothin like eating breakfast outside with nature!
And what is a camping trip without four wheelers? Now, I myself cannot ride a four wheeler. The old lady hips don't like it too well, but we did get Sydnie on them for the first time. She would only ride with Daddy or Wendy, but I am so not complaining about that! I am glad she is coming out of her little shell and adventuring more than 2 feet from my side! Now, Cordel on the other hand, would have probably gone with people who were camping next to us if he had been asked! ya, he scares me sometimes.
So now we have come to the part of my post that will explain the title of this post. SQUIRREL. The menfolk started shooting ground squirrels and pretty quick all three of them were scanning to meadow for any sort of movement, and as soon as they saw some... you guessed it! They would yell out SQUIRREL! It soon became the word of the weekend, being hollered out at random whether or not a ground hog was actually seen.
The kids also got into the fun with Madi's pink BB gun, shootin at some paper plates and beer cans. OH WAIT. I already said we WEREN'T rednecks. CRAP.
A little note here... As mentioned before, Sydnie is a fairly reserved little girl. She has a VERY small circle of "friends" and ya, I am her BFF. Now Alan here just adores her and has been trying for years to break that little shell around her. I think he made some good progress this trip! She even spoke to him. and SHOWED HIM HER OWIE!!
It was such a fantastic trip! We had a fabulous time!
The girls all ended up in red on this day for some strange reason. I swear to you we didn't plan it. really.
Oh, the dirt!
Remember Alan? This is why we love him so.
Cordel and Sydnie. They make it so easy to take a great picture. One MIGHT think their Mom was a pro and buy her an SLR. Anyone? Anyone?
